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
Delve into the Supreme Court's affirmation of the OCEAN VICTORY ruling, clarifying the law on unsafe ports and limiting charterer liability for breaching safe port warranties
Recent arbitration case stresses crucial need for precise party identification in charterparties, underlining importance of understanding signing parties' authority.
Landmark decision emphasizes carriers' obligation to uphold fundamental cargo delivery obligations when adopting new technology
On August 2, 2017, President Trump signed into law the "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act". The Act imposes new and further sanctions on Iran, Russia and North Korea.
2017 Satisfaction Survey
02/08/2017
First-rate service relies upon the Club having a thorough understanding of what our Members expect from their Club and identifying any areas where we can improve. As I mentioned in the Autumn Statement in 2016, the UK Club Board announced our intention to carry out a Member Survey in 2017 in order to better understand and meet the service standards and expectations of the membership.
Legal Briefing: Cargo Claims in India
13/07/2017
The UK P&I Club has collaborated with Advocate, Mr V. Subramanian, to issue this Legal Briefing on 'Cargo Claims in India'.
The UK P&I Club was recently invited to take part in a seminar for the officers of Members TMS Bulkers Ltd. Senior Loss Prevention Advisor Captain Anuj Velankar represented the Club, taking part in talks and interactive workshops.
Risk Focus: Consolidated 2017
06/07/2017
With its team of risk assessors, the UK Club is in a unique position to gather data and target areas of risk onboard ships.
Bodily Injury News- Summer 17 edition
29/06/2017
Welcome to this summer edition of Bodily Injury News that reports on some of the latest legal and practical developments observed by our Bodily Injury Team in the US.
U.S. Cuban Policy Update
20/06/2017
On June 16, 2017 President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba. In a speech on that date to Cuban-Americans in Miami, President Trump stated that he was immediately cancelling the Obama Administration's "one-sided deal with Cuba". The question is whether this new policy will impact international shipping.
1131 - 06/17 - PSC CIC Navigation
19/06/2017
The MoUs of Paris and Tokyo will carry out a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Navigational Safety from September to November 2017.
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The UK Club has received a number of updates from its correspondent network regarding the decision of a number of countries to cut diplomatic ties to Qatar.
Legal Briefing: Electronic Bills of Lading
30/05/2017
We have recently seen many of our Members switching to electronic bills of lading ("eBLs") on some of their trades. The move towards a paperless trade is therefore gaining momentum. The Club is, however, still receiving many questions about eBLs and about the three eBL systems approved by the International Group of P&I Clubs, namely Bolero, essDOCS and e-titleTM. This Legal Briefing provides brief explanations on these three systems and how each of them works.
QCR Spring 2017: The Court of Appeal considers whether an English jurisdiction clause in bills of lading was an exclusive jurisdiction clause.
QCR Spring 2017: Two cases providing guidance on the operation of the InterClub Agreement.
25/05/2017
Liability without fault under the Inter-Club Agreement ("ICA")
In order to help our Members manage the risk of fishing vessel collisions and to learn from these often tragic events, we have worked with experts in fisheries and aquaculture to produce a guide for Masters and their Bridge teams on how to reduce the risk of collisions with fishing vessels.