Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The first claimants ("Vitesse") were the disponent owners of the motor yacht Deverne II, which was based at Mallorca. Vitesse chartered the yacht to one or both of the defendants, Miss Spiers and Mr Becker, for a week's holiday cruising between 30..

The plaintiff carrier ("MSC") sought to recover from the defendant shipper ("Westroc") $65,187.62 freight for the carriage of Westroc's goods. Westroc denied liability on the ground that the freight had already been paid to JT Knight Export..

On 14 July 1999 the master and crew serving on board the vessel Argun in May 1999 (the first respondents) arrested the Argun in case no AC127/99 in respect of unpaid wages. On 23 July 1999 the master and crew of the Argun who had served on the..

The plaintiff Bank held a mortgage over the vessel Baha Karahasan. On 5 June 2003 the Bank arrested the vessel for payment of US$5,271,587 alleged to be due under the mortgage loan. The defendant vessel applied to set aside the arrest because (1)..

Following the insolvency of New Commodore Cruise Lines ("Commodore") and its vessel-owning affiliates, various creditors filed in rem claims against the cruise vessels Enchanted Capri and Enchanted Isle. The vessels were subsequently sold at public..