Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty - Shipper also charterer - Bill of lading - Novation of charterparty - Cargo discharged without production of bill of lading - Whether bill of lading governed relationship with shipper after novation - Claim by bank for misdelivery - Causation - Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992

Bunkers on redelivery under time charter - Whether master overestimated quantity required and whether owners in breach - Whether excess quantity on redelivery the result of a breach by charterers - Appropriate prices at which to calculate values of excess bunkers

Salvage - Entitlement of salvors to salvage - Whether salvage contract had been entered into - Intention to be bound - International Convention on Salvage 1989

Insurance (marine cargo) - All risks cover - Theft of cargo - Dispute as to whether cargo was lost before or during course of transit - Burden of proof - Institute Cargo Clauses (A)

Charterparty - Time charter trip - Balance of hire - Whether owners' claims precluded by addendum - Cargo claims - Inter-Club Agreement - Whether charterers obliged to provide counter-security

Charterparty - Time charter trip - Whether owners in breach of charter in discharging cargo contrary to charterers' instructions when exercising a lien on it for sums due from sub-charterers