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Blue Nile Shipping Co Ltd and Anr v Iguana Shipping and Finance Inc (The "Darfur") - QBD (Admlty Ct) (David Steel J) - 26 June 2004
On 20 November 1995, whilst proceeding along the River Seine, the Darfur collided with the Happy Fellow. The first claimants ("Blue Nile") were the registered owners of the Darfur and the second claimant was the master of Darfur. The first..
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07 July 2004
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643 - 07 July 2004
Dumford Trading AG v OAO Atlantrybflot - QBD (Com Ct) (HH Judge Chambers QC sitting as a deputy judge of the QBD) - 11 May 2004
The claimant, a Liechtenstein company, lent moneys to Shelley Marketing LLC ("Shelley"), a Delaware company, in respect of fishing vessels. Shelley's liability to the claimant was guaranteed under a guarantee agreement in which the guarantor was..
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07 July 2004
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643 - 07 July 2004
North River Insurance Co v ACE American Reinsurance Co - US Court of Appeals (2nd Cir) (Pooler and Parker Ct JJ and Hall DJ) - 15 March 2004
The plaintiff had insured the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation ("Owens-Corning") between 1974 and 1983. The plaintiff's policies covered portions of the second, third, fourth, and fifth excess layers of Owens-Corning's coverage. The second..
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07 July 2004
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643 - 07 July 2004
London Arbitration 12/04
The vessel, a 24 year old bulk logger/bulk carrier, was chartered on an amended North American Grain Charter Party 1973 form with rider clauses for the carriage of a full cargo of paddy rice in bulk from the Mississippi River to a named discharge..
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07 July 2004
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643 - 07 July 2004