Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The plaintiffs were the owners of cargo which was on board the ship Polessk which was totally lost in the South Atlantic in September 1993. They brought proceedings in England against the shipowners. The defendants applied to stay the actions on..

BPS Shipping Ltd (“BPS”) brought proceedings in rem against Laemthong International Lines Pte Ltd (“Laemthong Singapore”) as owners of the vessel Laemthong Pride as the surrogate for the vessel Nyanza . BPS alleged that..

The applicant was the owner of a barge which had been grounded on the Cape Town coastline while being towed by a tug owned by the first respondent and chartered by the second respondent. The applicant sought confirmation of an order attaching the..

In 1991 the plaintiff and the defendant came to an agreement whereby the plaintiff agreed to swap his 65 foot ketch Siben , a De Lorean motor car and a sum of money for a villa and a discotheque in Portugal said to have been owned by the defendant...