Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Practice – Limitation of time – Personal injury – Claimant employee injured on rigid inflatable boat trip organised by employer – Claimant suing employer – Employer claiming contribution from operator of boat – Employer’s contribution claim brought outside time limit laid down in Athens Convention – Whether claim for contribution time-barred – Athens Convention 1974, article 16

Practice – Application to strike out – Want of prosecution – Collision action – Whether breach of rules – Whether application to strike out for want of prosecution should be granted

Charterparty – Vessel carrying cargo of premium motor spirit from Abidjan to Lagos – Vessel seized by pirates off Benin – Pirates transferring cargo from vessel – Whether transferred cargo constituted “in-transit loss” – Whether owners strictly liable for lost cargo

Charterparty – Delay in delivery – Whether motor yacht “ready for service” on delivery date – Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association form