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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…

South Africa - Time Bars Prescription and Time Bars - The Position in South Africa Prescription of claims in South Africa is, in general, determined in accordance with the provisions of the…

Slovenia - Time Bars Slovenia as a civil law country does not have different time bars for claims that arise from contract or tort. General rules regarding the time bars are a part of Obligation Code…

Singapore - Time Bars A limitation period is the time within which claimants have to commence legal proceedings, either in court or arbitration, otherwise those claims will become time barred. In…