Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Conflictof laws - Third Party Debt Order - Situs of debt due under letter of credit - State immunity - Whether debt created by letter of credit became property of Iraqi state bank - Whether court entitled to make receivership order in respect of debt

Charterparty - Berth or port charter - Whether vessel an "arrived ship" - Whether notice of readiness validly tendered - Whether owners entitled to detention charges - Whether owners entitled to indemnity in respect of claims brought by third party

Admiralty jurisdiction – Action in rem – Time-charterers failing to pay for bunkers supplied to vessel – Bunker suppliers arresting vessel in Australia on basis of maritime lien under United States or Canadian law – Whether foreign maritime lien recognised under Australian law – Whether court had in rem jurisdiction – Whether shipowners entitled to summary judgment

Salvage - Salvor claiming contractual salvage remuneration - Whether salvor entitled to summary judgment - Whether salvor engaged in fraud

Practice – Discovery – 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Marine Claims – “Distinct occasion” – Whether applicant entitled to order for discovery of documents

Insolvency – Avoidable preference – Charterers making payments to shipowners of freight and port dues shortly before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection – Whether payments recoverable by Trustee as preferential transfers

Arbitration – Commencement – Whether court should extend time for commencement of arbitration in respect of cargo claim – Arbitration Act 1996, section 12

Contract - Supply of bunkers - Retention of title clause - Whether bunker supply contract was a contract of sale within meaning of Sale of Goods Act 1979