Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The plaintiff brought in rem proceedings against the owners of the ship Shin Kobe Maru . The plaintiff argued that it had a proprietary maritime claim against the ship and that the proceedings were properly instituted as an action in rem . The..

The vessel Nicolle N was arrested by the plaintiffs on 16 September 1988. Bail was fixed in the amount of U.S. $1,300,000. The plaintiffs’ action was for conversion. The plaintiffs filed a caveat release of the vessel based on a claim for..

One of the issues in their appeal was whether punitive damages could be awarded against an insurance company for conduct amounting to an unfair claim settlement practice as defined by Insurance Law section 2601. The term was defined to include..

The claimants sold to the respondents a quantity of 50,000 tonnes of fuel oil on a c.&f. basis. Payment was to be made “in full net cash based on bill of lading quality” under a letter of credit against presentation of documents. The..

The vessel was chartered on the Norgrain form as amended. The vessel tendered notice of readiness from the anchorage at the discharge port. After a wait, the ship shifted to her berth, taking a period of 2 hours 15 minutes. The charterers submitted..