Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

On 4 July 1993 the claimants’ container vessel Kapitan Sakharov was carrying containers of the first and second defendants (‘DSR’) and third defendants (‘CYL’) on a voyage from Khor Fakkan, near the entrance to the..

On 20 December 1994 a collision took place in the Atlantic between the bulk carrier Ya Mawlaya and the motor tanker New World. The collision resulted in a fire on board the New World which caused loss of life and extensive damage. The claimants..

The fishing boat Cape Cod was insured by the defendants. The vessel sank in July 1994 resulting in injuries to the plaintiff crewman. The defendants voided the insurance policy on the ground that the insured had never obtained a condition survey..

Daewoo purchased a million plastic videocassette tape holders from Hang Fung Technology Manufacturing Co of Hong Kong. Hang Fung agreed to ship them to Daewoo in the US. In return, Daewoo arranged for Korea Exchange Bank to issue letters of credit..

The following senior judicial appointments have been announced. Lord Bingham of Cornhill will succeed Lord Browne-Wilkinson as Senior Law Lord. Lord Woolf will succeed Lord Bingham as Lord Chief Justice of England. Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers..