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Risk Focus: Hatch Covers Are the ships’ hatch covers weathertight? This seemingly simple but important question is what surveyors, whether acting on behalf of P&I clubs, shippers, charterers or…

Amendments to US/Cuba Sanctions - easing of the '180 day rule' Summary In October 2016 the U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced further amendments to the Cuban Asset…

United Arab Emirates - Time Bars UAE Maritime Code 1981 Nature of ClaimTime Bar Claims arising out of contract of carriage/Bills of Lading 1 year from the date of delivery or on the…

Vietnam - Time Bars Last updated November 2018 The time bars are defined under Article 149 of the Civil Code 2015 (to become effective from 01 January 2017) that time bar means a time-limit provided…

Thailand - Time Bars As a civil law country, the general provisions of prescription are provided by the Civil and Commercial Code ("the Code") in its Book I, Title IV, Chapters I and II which came…

Myanmar - Time Bars As Myanmar resumes its place in the modern world, particularly the world of international commerce, its legal system will accept what all the civilized legal systems do accept. As…

Malaysia - Time Bars In Malaysia, the principal act of limitation is set out in the Limitation Act 1953 ("the Act") basically based on the English Limitation Act 1939 which was since then replaced…

Indonesia - Time Bars 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…

England and Wales - Time Bars Time Bars under the jurisdiction of England and Wales Overview The Limitation Act 1980 is the starting point for an overview regarding the applicable limitation…

Crew Health Programme The Crew Health programme is the leading loss prevention initiative within the UK P&I Club. Clinics, which are approved under the programme, are held accountable to both the…