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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…

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Circular 3/17: STOPIA 2006 (as amended 2017) and TOPIA 2006 (as amended 2017) - 2017 amendments OUTLINE STOPIA and TOPIA have had their 10 years' period review with participation of ship and oil…

Kidnappings of Seafarers - West Africa The Club was recently involved in another case of kidnapping crew members in West Africa. According to a recent International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) report,…

Chile - Time Bars The Limitation Periods Applicable to Claims under Chilean Maritime Law Chilean Maritime Law is regulated under Book III of the Chilean Code of Commerce. Under Chilean law the…

Legal Briefing: Cargo Claims under US Law The latest publication from the UK Club Legal Briefing team provides a guide to cargo claims under US law. This briefing is one of a series of legal…

Circular 2/17: Special War Risks P&I Excess cover and Bio-chem cover OUTLINE Limit on Special War Risks P&I cover for 2017 policy year remains US$500 million. Bio-Chem" exclusion remains, and…

Syria - Time Bars Legal briefing on time-bars Time-bar provisions have been stipulated in several Syrian Laws, mainly: Civil Code, Mercantile Law, Mercantile Maritime Law, Labor Law and Penal Codes,…

Sri Lanka - Time Bars The legal position in Sri Lanka is concerned notwithstanding the fact that the Executive or a member of the cabinet of ministers or the representatives of the state being…

Spain - Time Bars Limitation Periods In Spain: A general approach to limitation periods in Spain: “Prescripción” v. “Caducidad” An important characteristic of Spanish civil law is that there are two…