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Does the circular economy matter to shipping and trade law?
Online Published Date : 10 May 2022 | Appeared in issue: Vol 22 No 3 - 10 May 2022
What is the circular economy? How will the concept of the circular economy change the shipping and trade landscape? This article explores the implications for the role of shipping and trade law in the near future.“One thing is clear: we have to change our habits and our way of working, consuming and living.”1
Lloyd's Shipping & Trade Law
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MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd [2022] EWHC 467 (Comm)
Online Published Date : 10 May 2022 | Appeared in issue: Vol 22 No 3 - 10 May 2022
Force majeure and sanctions
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Shipping and sanctions: recent developments in case law
Online Published Date : 10 May 2022 | Appeared in issue: Vol 22 No 3 - 10 May 2022
Sanctions are expected to lead to some litigation in coming years with projected grain exports from Black Sea ports disrupted in the 2021–2022 export season. From the point of view of shipping contracts, sanctions may give rise to a range of disparate issues as parties scramble to offload inevitable losses. This article provides a short overview of recent cases considering the impact of sanctions on shipping contracts contexts.