Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Admiralty – Collision action – Plaintiffs bringing claim against defendant vessel – Defendant bringing cross-claim against plaintiffs’ vessel – Defendant’s claim time-barred – Parties agreeing to apportion liability 40 per cent to plaintiffs and 60 per cent to defendant – Whether defendant entitled to rely on single liability principle in diminution of plaintiffs’ claim

Arbitration – Jurisdiction – Respondent objecting to jurisdiction on basis that it was a Russian company in liquidation – Whether tribunal had jurisdiction

Admiralty jurisdiction – Travel agency making claims against proceeds of sale of vessels – Whether court had in rem jurisdiction – Whether travel agency entitled to default judgment

Practice – Anti-suit injunction – Shipowners applying for anti-suit injunction restraining continuance of Nigerian proceedings brought by charterers in breach of London arbitration clause in charterparty – Whether injunction should be refused on grounds of delay

Contract – Claim for price of bunkers – Bunkers supplied to various vessels at request of management company – Whether requests made on behalf of shipowner – Whether shipowner liable for price of bunkers