The Eternal Bliss: when certainty is not enough

The Court of Appeal hearing in The Eternal Bliss1 before the Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Newey LJ and Males LJ took place on 27 October 2021 and was broadcast live on the www.judiciary.uk website. This made for interesting viewing to those who keep a weather eye on the latest developments in shipping law and particularly to those who work in and advise P&I and FD&D Clubs, who are directly impacted. Jim Leighton provides an analysis of the hearing and judgment, and the legal dark arts of divining clarity by sleight of hand in the face of tacit market practice.2

Introduction