Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Arbitration – Jurisdiction – Owners concluding charterparty with non-existent company as charterers – Charterparty containing London arbitration clause – Owners asserting arbitration claim for demurrage against chartering brokers – Whether brokers party to charterparty – Whether brokers purporting to act on behalf of charterers – Whether arbitration tribunal had substantive jurisdiction – Whether brokers negligent

Demurrage – Intermediate engagement – Charterers agreeing to amendment of laycan dates – Vessel delayed at discharge port – Whether charterers liable for demurrage – Whether owners failed to prosecute voyage with all reasonable despatch

Practice – Contribution claim – Defendant employer claiming contribution from sea carrier in respect of liability to passenger for personal injuries – Athens Convention 1974 – Whether Convention extended to contribution claims against carrier – Whether Convention time bar “extinguished” relevant right