Edwinton Commercial Corporation and Anr v Tsavliris Russ (The “Sea Angel”) – QBD (Gross J) – 26 July 2006

Charterparty – Frustration – Oil tanker grounding near port of Karachi – Tanker owners engaging salvors on LOF form – Salvors time-chartering shuttle vessel for 20 days to tranship oil from tanker casualty to larger tanker – Port authority refusing to issue certificate which would allow shuttle vessel to leave port – Court eventually holding that refusal to issue certificate was unlawful – Shuttle vessel delayed for over three months – Owners of shuttle vessel claiming hire for whole period – Whether time-charter frustrated by reason of delay

(2006) 701 LMLN 1