The Court of Appeal decision in Unicredit Bank AG v Euronav NV "The Sienna" [2023] EWCA Civ 417

The Club would like to draw Members' attention to the Supreme Court case summary from Del Rosario Law.

The Thorco Lineage: Limitation under Article IV rule 5(a) Hague Visby Rules for both physical damage claims and pure economic loss claims

Commercial Court clarifies that the time bar in Article III rule 6 Hague Visby Rules applies also to claims for misdelivery of cargo after discharge from the vessel.

Our Americas Members often deal with contracts of carriage subject to the US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act ("COGSA") and the Harter Act, here we address FAQ's.

BIMCO has developed and published an eBL Standard for the bulk shipping sector to establish common industry standards for e-BLs

The Supreme Court has refused the disponent owners permission to appeal, and affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal

Transport Canada has issued Ship Safety Bulletin (SSB) No

Global warming is one of the most severe and complex challenges our world faces today

BIMCO has developed and published an eBL Standard for the bulk shipping sector to establish common industry standards for e-BLs

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) approved on 30 June 2022 a draft convention (the Draft Convention) on the effect of judicial sales

These amendments will enter into force on 1 April 2022.

Quarterly case review from the UK P&I Club indicates that single liability principle does not operate in a collision claim where the claim of one of the shipowners is time-barred.

Like some other countries, the United States is a federal jurisdiction consisting of a national government and fifty states.  Maritime law is almost exclusively federal statutory or judge-made law but state law is also relevant in certain respects.

Under Turkish law, time bars and rights to lodge a claim with regards to Shipping law and maritime cases are regulated within the Turkish Commercial Code (TCC) and, regarding general disputes, within the Turkish Code of Obligations (TCO). The "general" provision under the TCO (art. 146) is that all claims are subject to a 10-year time bar, unless otherwise is stated under law.

Time Bars (TB) is the period of time allowed for filling a claim to court for the protection of civil rights or interests (art. 256 Civil Code of Ukraine).

UAE Maritime Code 1981

As such in Indonesia, the law does not specify when the limitation periods begin. However, in practice, the period starts when the right to make the claim first arises. However, there is no specific maritime law/Act in Indonesia but there are few provisions in regard to the time bars/limitation as per Indonesian Commercial Code.

The Statute of Limitations Act prescribes different period of limitation depending on different types of causes of action that arise.

As commerce, including international commerce, starts to grow in Myanmar, there will be many cases in which a contract gives rise to a dispute between the parties to it. The question whether a Myanmar Court will or should adjudicate a contract dispute but if it does adjudicate, the rules which tell it whether to apply the domestic law of Myanmar, or the Myanmar rules of private international.