Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Arbitration – Award – Enforcement – Arbitration conducted in London pursuant to London arbitration clause in voyage charterparty relating to carriage of goods from Australia – Whether London arbitration clause invalid and of no effect – Whether charterparty a “sea carriage document” within meaning of COGSA 1991 section 11

Admiralty jurisdiction – Insurance policy – Insurers of floating drydock bringing proceedings against insured – Whether court had admiralty jurisdiction

Collision action – Settlement agreement between owners of colliding vessels apportioning liability for collision – Claimant shipowners bringing proceedings against defendant shipowners more than two years after collision – Whether action time-barred – Whether claimants entitled to add demise charterers as defendant

Limitation – Whether limitation fund can be constituted by provision of P&I Club guarantee