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Vosnoc Ltd v Transglobal Projects Ltd - QBD (Com Ct)(Judge Raymond Jack QC) - 23 July 1997
The plaintiffs entered into a written contract with the defendant for the shipment of pipes. It was an express term of the contract that disputes were to be referred to three arbitrators, to be appointed by each of the parties and the third by the..
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27 September 1997
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467 - 27 September 1997
Seanav International Ltd v Glencore International AG - Court of Appeal (Astwood P, Huggins and Zacca JJA) - 25 June 1997
The plaintiff carrier agreed to carry goods from Rio de Janeiro to Texas. The bill of lading contained an exclusive jurisdiction clause providing that any dispute arising under the bill of lading should be decided in the country where the carrier..
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27 September 1997
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467 - 27 September 1997
Belgo Nineira Comercial Exportadora SA and Ors v Hadley Shipping Co Ltd and Ors (The “Clymene”) - Federal Court (Trial Div)(Hargrave P) - 14 May 1997
In September 1994 the plaintiffs issued a statement of claim against a wrong-doing vessel, the Cerinthus
, and three sister ships (Clare, Clymene and Continga
). The statement of claim was renewed ex parte
on three occasions. The Clymene
had been..
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27 September 1997
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467 - 27 September 1997
Gleason v The Ship “Dawn Light” and Anr - Federal Court (Trial Div)(Lutfy J) - 9 May 1997
The plaintiff claimed to have entered into a binding agreement of purchase of the ship Dawn Light
from the second defendant. The second defendant alleged that there was no acceptance of her counter-offer, and that she was therefore free to sell the..
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27 September 1997
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467 - 27 September 1997
Me Thierry Van Doosselaere v Unispeed Group Inc and Anr (The “Lipno”) - Federal Court (Trial Div)(Rouleau J) - 27 January 1997
The plaintiff (suing through its trustee in bankruptcy) was an international freight forwarder. It booked space with the defendant Unispeed Group Inc (“Unispeed”) for the transportation of a cargo of 1486 metric tons/2314 cubic metres of..
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27 September 1997
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467 - 27 September 1997
Insurance Company of North America v Blue Star (North America) Ltd and Ors (The “Columbia Star”) - US District Ct (SDNY)(Sweet DJ) - 19 June 1997
The plaintiff shippers (suing through their subrogee insurance company) sought damages from the defendants for a cargo loss. The defendants moved for partial summary judgment declaring that their liability to the plaintiff was limited by COGSA. The..
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27 September 1997
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467 - 27 September 1997
London arbitration delivers swift result
Readers may be interested to note how London arbitration procedures were recently utilised to resolve a charterparty dispute in double-quick time with the co-operation of the parties.
A problem arose under a voyage charter as to whether discharging..
Online Published Date:
27 September 1997
Appeared in issue:
467 - 27 September 1997