Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – Duration of time charter – Whether charterers had option to extend period by 15 days

Admiralty practice – Priorities – Whether mortgagee or necessaries supplier should have priority on proceeds of sale of vessel – Whether special circumstances existed to disturb established order of priorities

Practice – Transfer of cargo claim from Court of First Instance to District Court – Whether case fell within jurisdiction of District Court – Whether plaintiffs had absolute right to bring case in Court of First Instance – Whether case ought to remain in Court of First Instance in any event

Admiralty – Collision action – Two collisions involving three container vessels – Traffic Separation Scheme – Apportionment of liability

Admiralty practice – Limitation fund – Court granting limitation decree and imposing deadline for bringing claims – Additional parties seeking to file claims against fund after expiry of deadline but before statutory limitation period – Whether time should be extended

Employment – Redundancy – Consultation – Employer providing crew to numerous specialist vessels – Redundancy situation – Whether employer required to engage in collective consultation – Whether each vessel was an “establishment” – Whether Employment Tribunal had jurisdiction to hear claim for protective award – Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

Charterparty – Redelivery – Damages – Vessel redelivered early – Whether charterers renounced charterparty – Measure of damages for early redelivery