Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The applicant challenged, by way of judicial review, the confirmation by the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food of a byelaw made by the Sussex Sea Fisheries Committee on 18 April 1996. The byelaw purported to prohibit fishing vessels over 14..

The vessel Hurst was arrested at Singapore on 14 March 1997. On 1 July 1997 the vessel was sold for S$1.9 million. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (‘MPA’) raised a bill of S$433,755 for port dues for the period 2 March 1997..

On 13 December 1996 the plaintiff shiprepairers issued proceedings in rem in Hong Kong against the vessel Mount Ymitos in which they claimed the balance of sums due in respect of repairs to the Mount Ymitos carried out in Singapore. The writ was..

The vessel Golden North was sold on 19 November 1996 for US$6.2 million, the proceeds of the sale constituting a fund in terms of section 3(11) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983. A referee was appointed on 3 January 1997. On..

The plaintiff sued the defendant carrier and others for damage to cargo shipped from Newport News to Australia. The defendant carrier moved for partial summary judgment limiting its liability to $500 pursuant to section 1300 of COGSA. The carrier..