Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

  Practice – Service of proceedings out of the jurisdiction – Claimant diver suffering personal injuries when working off Gabon – Claimant bringing proceedings in contract and in tort against English employer and also against Gabon company – Whether Gabon company was a “necessary or proper party” – Whether permission to serve out should be set aside – Whether claim against Gabon company should be stayed on forum non conveniens grounds

Admiralty practice – Limitation of liability – Cargo lost as a result of crew members’ actions – Whether crew members’ alleged reckless conduct to be regarded as personal act or omission of shipowner so as to preclude right to limit liability

Judicial review – Conservancy charges – Whether Clyde port authority had jurisdiction to levy conservancy charges on vessel within dockyard port

Carriage of goods by sea – Parties to contract of carriage – Whether plaintiff freight forwarder concluded contracts of carriage by sea with defendant – Whether plaintiff’s standard terms and conditions incorporated in contracts – Whether airfreight invoices paid