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  • Ed, Luke and Eva-Maria Ranked in Super Lawyers 2021!

    Ed, Luke and Eva-Maria Ranked in Super Lawyers 2021!

    Congratulations to our Ed Floyd, Luke Zadkovich and Eva-Maria Mayer for being ranked in the 2021 edition of Super Lawyers for their work in Transportation and Maritime!

  • Anti-Suit Injunctions: A Race Against the Clock

    Anti-Suit Injunctions: A Race Against the Clock

    A four-month delay in bringing an anti-suit injunction was held to prevent its issue in Enka v Chubb Insurance [2020] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 71. PJSC was the contractor for the construction of a power plant.

  • Uncertainty Around BIMCO’s Non-Payment of Hire Clause

    Uncertainty Around BIMCO’s Non-Payment of Hire Clause

    The vessel was time-chartered on an NYPE form containing the BIMCO Non-Payment of Hire Clause. Hire was payable 15 days in advance, every 15 days.

  • HOT OFF THE PRESS

    HOT OFF THE PRESS

    US Supreme Court decides that the safe berth clause establishes a warranty of safety. A monumental, yet widely expected, decision.

  • BIMCO Sanctions Clause 2020

    BIMCO Sanctions Clause 2020

    BIMCO rounded off 2019 by releasing an overhaul of the BIMCO Sanctions Clause. Owners previously held the right to ignore charterers’ orders based on owners’ “reasonable judgment”. That right is removed. This will be of some comfort to charterers, who will be pleased to see the back of a subjective test in owners’ favour.

  • A Cautionary Tale – Exxon Mobil wins rare victory in US sanctions matter

    A Cautionary Tale – Exxon Mobil wins rare victory in US sanctions matter

    This note reports on an interesting and important US federal court decision concerning sanctions enforcement and, significantly, a rare instance of a business challenging OFAC’s interpretation of a US sanctions regime. Exxon was successful in voiding a US$2 million sanctions penalty. However, for the rest of us this case demonstrates why caution around sanctions remains of paramount importance.