Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Contract – Sale of ship – Barge construction agreement – Seller terminating agreement for non-payment of “Advance Payment” – Whether obligation to make “Advance Payment” was a condition of the contract or an instalment of the price – Whether buyer in material default – Whether termination premature – Whether seller validly terminated contract

Sale of goods – Contract for sale of high-sulphur fuel oil – Cargo rejected by discharge port authorities – Whether compromise agreement concluded – Whether seller in breach of contract – Whether buyer in breach for failing to open letter of credit

Demurrage – Gencon General Strike Clause – Whether time ran during period of strike