Lloyd's Shipping & Trade Law

The facts and previous judgments

Bills of lading – Title to sue – Hague Rules art IV r 2(m) – Burden of proof

Charterparty – Recap email stating wrong name of shipowner – Formation by conduct

A recent Turkish Court of Appeal case sheds light on the issue of liability classification societies under Turkish law.

The Legal Committee held its ninety-eighth session at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Headquarters from 4 to 8 April 2011. The agenda included guidelines on implementation of the HNS Protocol, 2010, the provision of financial security in cases of abandonment, personal injury to, or death of seafarers, amending the limits of liability of the Protocol of 1996 to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 (LLMC 96) and piracy.