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Bodily Injury News: Summer 2015 edition This edition of BI News contains articles on recent legal decisions concerning longshore workers (page 3 and page 8); heavy weather incidents (page 5);…

Working remotely, the new norm? Over the past few months, many of us have had to get used to working from home during lockdown. Many of us thought by now life would be back to normal. It is now…

Brexit.it finally happened - what you need to know The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, the labyrinthine process with the pithy name of “Brexit”, approached some degree of finality as the…

Maintenance & Cure Jury Instructions and the Reality of Modern Medical Practice Shipowners find themselves conflicted when a seafarer requests a controversial medical procedure. Agree and risk…

Inflated Medical Damages in California State Courts: A brief analysis of Howell v. Hamilton Meats and how to prevent "unreasonable" costs In a costly new trend, California Plaintiffs’ attorneys are…

No Suit for You: U.S. Eleventh Circuit Prohibits Contribution Claims Against the U.S. Government for Oil Spill Cleanup Costs Earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued…

A potentially dangerous case reasonably settled Dee O' Leary explains how a prompt and efficient investigation by Tom Nork, a partner at Holman, Fenwick and Willan, saved a foreign shipowner from a…

MEPC 77 - A Summary The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee met virtually and in person on 22-26 November 2021 for its 77th session (MEPC 77). At the recent COP261, the IMO was invited…