QCR Summer 2019: Exclusion of liability for deck cargo Aprile SpA and Others v Elin Maritime Ltd (The "Elin") - QBD (Comm Ct) [2019] EWHC 1001 (Comm) - 18 April 2019 Facts The claimant, cargo…
QCR Summer 2019: Delivery of cargo to a person not entitled to delivery under the bill of lading does not cause the bill to be spent The “Yue You 902” and another matter [2019] SGHC 106 Facts The…
QCR Summer 2018: The sale of a cargo under a charter party lien Dainford Navigation Inc v PDVSA Petroleo SA (The “Moscow Stars”) QBD (Comm Ct) (Males J) [2017] EWHC 2150 (Comm) Facts In October…
QCR Summer 2018: The Commercial Court holds that an all risks cargo policy did not cover fraudulent documents for a non-existent cargo Engelhart CTP (US) LLC v. Lloyd's Syndicate 1221 and Others…
QCR Summer 2018: Supreme Court clarifies that risk of smuggling is not a war risk and provides guidance on what would amount to maliciousness in the context of a war risks insurance policy Navigators…
QCR Summer 2018: Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992, s.2(1) and s.2(4) - Bill of lading holder not required to give credit for prior recovery from intermediate seller, The correct application of the…
QCR Summer 2017: This decision reminds Carriers that when embracing new technology, care must be taken to ensure they continue to comply with their fundamental obligations in relation to cargo…
QCR Summer 2017: The High Court in this case concluded that the LOU issued by Owners' P&I Club is to be construed not as a bilateral agreement but as a unilateral submission
QCR Summer 2017: The Court confirmed that the crossing rule did not apply where one vessel was navigating along a narrow channel and another vessel was navigating towards that channel with a view to…
QCR Summer 2017: High Court emphasises the importance of having sampling procedures and clear provisions in the charterparty governing when a sample becomes binding on the parties
