Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The plaintiff charterers claimed damages from the defendant shipowners for breach of contract and conversion as the holders of a bill of lading dated 22 May 1992. That was a bill of lading which evidenced the shipment of 60,000 bags of sugar at..

In these two appeals the House of Lords held that the High Court has jurisdiction in an exceptional case pursuant to section 12(6)(a) of the Arbitration Act 1950 to order security for costs in an international arbitration held in London under the..

A further issue in this case arose on the shipowners’ counterclaim for demurrage. The shipowners said that they were entitled to demurrage under the terms of the bill of lading, which incorporated all the terms and conditions of the..

Various disputes arose between the owners and the Portuguese time-charterers of the vessel Naftilos. The disputes were referred to arbitration in London. By an interim award dated 24 February 1994 (the first award) the arbitrator awarded that the..