Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Admiralty jurisdiction – Meaning of “damage done by a ship” – Plaintiff claiming for loss of containers onboard capsized vessel – Whether court had in rem jurisdiction

Collision action - Claimants' container vessel colliding with Indian warship in entrance to port of Mumbai - Claimants bringing proceedings in England against another container vessel contending that collision caused by negligence of defendant vessel and three Indian warships - Union of India not party to English proceedings - Whether court could apportion liability between all vessels at fault

Saleof goods - Sale of maize fob - Buyers having express right to nominate substitute vessel - Buyers nominating substitute vessel but giving less than required notice - Whether nomination valid - Whether buyers in repudiatory breach of contract

Arbitration – Interlocutory order – Whether court should order sale of cargo of steam coal in aid of arbitration