Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

In non-Admiralty cases Order 22, rule 3 of the Rules of the Supreme Court provides that where money is paid into court by a defendant the plaintiff may within 21 days thereafter accept the money in satisfaction of this cause of action. Order 75,..

One of the points raised in this action was whether the court should appoint a partner in a firm of maritime solicitors to act as receiver in connection with the conduct of certain litigation. Reference was made to Re Hopkins (1881) 19 Ch.D. 61 and..

Formosa (U.S.A.) purchased from the defendants an open marine cargo insurance policy covering shipments of chemicals. Shipments of chemicals was found to be contaminated and claims were made under the policy. The insurance contract contained a..

The vessel Aqua Marine was chartered to carry a cargo of soyabean meal from Brunswick, Georgia to Egypt. Clause 40 of the charter provided: Any dispute arising under this charterparty or any bills of lading issued hereunder shall be referred to..

In this case the relevant charterparty contained a London arbitration clause and the relevant bills of lading provided: All the terms, conditions, liberties, and exceptions of the charterparty are herewith incorporated. As per charterparty dated..

The vessel Kalliopi A was chartered to carry a cargo of scrap from Rotterdam to Bombay. The charterparty provided that notice of readiness was to be given whether in berth or not. Clause 36 provided: The act of God . . . enemies, fire floods . . ...