Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The Court of Appeal judgment on the substantive issue in The Nema , the first case under the 1979 Arbitration Act, was given on May 22, 1980 (see below). The charterers had successfully applied to Mr. Justice Robert Goff for leave to appeal from the..

The Nema had been chartered for six consecutive voyages from Sorel to Europe starting in April, 1979, and ending in December, 1979. Charterers exercised an option for a seventh voyage. Clause 5 provided that time lost by “strikes, lockouts,..

Following serious heavy weather damage the plaintiffs provided spare parts and rendered services to Stolt Filia for which the owners had not paid. On Apr. 21, 1980, she was arrested by mortgagees at Birkenhead. The plaintiffs deposed to the view..

The Admiralty Registrar had refused an ex parte application for leave to serve a writ out of the jurisdiction but indicated that leave would be granted if a further affidavit was filed dealing with: (1) the names of the plaintiffs; (2) their title..

Judgment in Gatoil Anstalt v. Omenial was given by Mr. Justice Mocatta on May 20, 1980. The charterers had obtained an injunction, which had been continued by the Court of Appeal, (see LMLN No. 14) restraining the withdrawal of the chartered..

Under a Centrocon charter owners claimed from charterers balance of account (based upon gross loading demurrage of U.S.$42,509.45) or alternatively damages for detention. The dispute was centred on the commencement of laytime and the time used for..