Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The plaintiffs, a Californian company, appointed the defendants their sole and exclusive agents for the importation and distribution in England of the plaintiffs’ prunes and raisins. On 1 May 1989 the plaintiffs purported to terminate the..

The vessel Forum Craftsman was chartered on the Sugar Charterparty 1969 form for the carriage of a cargo of sugar in bags from Foynes to Bandar Abbas. The vessel arrived at Bandar Abbas on 11 June 1984 and gave notice of readiness. Due to..

The charterers’ alternative submission [see previous summary] centred on clause 28 of the Sugar Charterparty form. The clause read: Strikes or lockouts of men, or any accidents or stoppages on railway and/or canal and/or river by ice or frost..

The plaintiffs agreed to purchase the vessel Great Marine from the defendants. The sale agreement provided that the purchase price was to be U.S. $9,500,000 cash. The buyers were to pay a deposit of 10%, with the balance on completion. The agreement..