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Fraser Shipping Ltd v Colton and Ors (The “Shakir III”) - QBD (Com Ct)(Potter LJ) - 11 October 1996
The plaintiffs bought the semi-submersible lift vessel Shakir III
on 4 May 1993, at which time the vessel was at Jebil Ali. On 11 May 1993 the plaintiffs sold her on to Chinese buyers for demolition. Delivery was to be under tow at Wuson anchorage..
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07 January 1997
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448 - 07 January 1997
International Bulk Shipping and Services Ltd v The Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India [and other actions] - QBD (Com Ct)(HH Judge Diamond QC sitting as a Judge of the High Court) - 3 September 1996
This was the latest stage of legal proceedings begun in 1988 to enforce six arbitration awards made in 1984 in respect of disputes arising under six charterparties concluded in 1974 and 1975. On one side of the arbitrations were International Bulk..
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07 January 1997
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448 - 07 January 1997
Ordon v Grail (and other actions) - Court of Appeal for Ontario (McKinlay, Catzman and Osborne JJA) - 23 October 1996
These were five cases concerned with three separate boating incidents in Canadian inland waters. In the first incident a passenger drowned when a pleasure boat sank on Lake Erie. The second incident involved a collision between two pleasure craft on..
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07 January 1997
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448 - 07 January 1997
Carbotrade SPA v Bureau Veritas (The “Star of Alexandria”) - US Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)(Van Graafeiland, Walker and Leval Ct JJ) - 31 October 1996
The vessel Star of Alexandria
was owned by Caribene Investments Ltd (a corporation organized under the laws of Gibraltar) and registered in the United Kingdom dependency of Gibraltar. She was managed by a company with offices in Greece. In February..
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07 January 1997
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448 - 07 January 1997
Ali Shipping Corporation v “Sour Brodgradevna Industrija ‘Jozo Lozovina-Mosor’” - Court of Appeal (Hirst, Waite & Peter Gibson LJJ) - 19 December 1996
A dispute arose under a shipbuilding contract which was subject to English law and contained a London arbitration clause. The buyers claimed repayment of advance payments made on account of the purchase price and commenced arbitration in London some..
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21 January 1997
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449 - 21 January 1997
The “Bergen” - QBD (Admlty Ct)(Clarke J) - 20 November 1996
The plaintiff cargo owners claimed damages against the defendant German shipowners in respect of damaged cargo. An issue arose as to jurisdiction. The bills of lading were liner bills and evidenced contracts of carriage from the United States to..
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21 January 1997
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449 - 21 January 1997
Tharros Shipping Co Ltd and Anr v Bias Shipping Ltd and Ors (The “Griparion”) - Court of Appeal (Butler-Sloss and Phillips LJJ and Sir John Balcombe) - 21 October 1996
The first plaintiff shipowners demise-chartered their vessel Griparion
to the first defendant charterers (“Bias”) for a minimum period of 38 months. By the terms of the charter Bias were obliged to maintain the vessel and to redeliver..
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21 January 1997
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449 - 21 January 1997
Blue Nile Shipping Co Ltd and Anr v Iguana Shipping and Finance Inc and Ors (The “Happy Fellow”) - QBD (Admlty Ct)(Longmore J) - 5 December 1996
On 20 November 1995 there was a collision near the mouth of the Seine between the vessels Darfur
and Happy Fellow
. The collision occurred allegedly as a result of defective steering gear on board Darfur
. On 28 November 1995 the Darfur
was..
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21 January 1997
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449 - 21 January 1997