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St Clair Marine Salvage Inc v Bulgarelli and Another - US Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) (Cole CJ, Merritt and Batchelder Ct JJ) - 22 July 2015
Salvage - Salvor claiming contractual salvage remuneration - Whether salvor entitled to summary judgment - Whether salvor engaged in fraud
Online Published Date:
16 October 2015
Appeared in issue:
936 - 16 October 2015
Commonwealth of Australia v Shenzhen Energy Transport Co Ltd – Federal Court (Collier J) [2015] FCA 757 – 23 July 2015
Practice
– Discovery – 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Marine Claims – “Distinct
occasion” – Whether applicant entitled to order for discovery of documents
Online Published Date:
16 October 2015
Appeared in issue:
936 - 16 October 2015
Re Lyondell Chemical Co, et al; Edward Weisfelner, as Trustee of the LB Litigation Trust v LR2 Management K/S – US Bankruptcy Court (SDNY) (Robert E Gerber US Bankruptcy Judge) – 18 September 2015
Insolvency
– Avoidable preference – Charterers making payments to shipowners of freight
and port dues shortly before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection –
Whether payments recoverable by Trustee as preferential transfers
Online Published Date:
16 October 2015
Appeared in issue:
936 - 16 October 2015
Expofrut SA and Others v Melville Services Inc and Another (The “Africa Reefer”) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Burton J) [2015] EWHC 1950 (Comm) – 8 July 2015
Arbitration
– Commencement – Whether court should extend time for commencement of
arbitration in respect of cargo claim – Arbitration Act 1996, section 12
Online Published Date:
16 October 2015
Appeared in issue:
936 - 16 October 2015