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Articles for December 2002
Can justice be done?
Christopher Hill contemplates the role justice plays in the major claims that trade at sea can throw up, in light of the recent Prestige oil disaster off the coast of Spain.
On demand guarantees
Chris Hobbs and Caroline Grimshaw of Norton Rose examine Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo & ors v Gold Coast Ltd [2001] EWCA CIV 1806 – Court of Appeal.
Small might still be beautiful for Basle II
Richard Greiner, shipping industry group, Moore Stephens, looks at the way in which ship financing is run and finds a
Duties of a mortgagee
Nick Graham, Associate Solicitor, Curtis Davis Garrard
Foreign arbitration awards in China
This article gives some practical advice about the procedures for applying for recognition of foreign arbitration awards in China. Zoe Zhou, qualified lawyer in PRC and trainee solicitor at Ince & Co, draws attention to the latest cases published by the Supreme People’s Court of China and the important judicial explanations made by the Deputy President of the Supreme People’s Court.
Net the power of the Web
Shipowners Protection Limited (SPL), which manages Shipowners’ Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg), is using the power of the internet to allow its clients in Australia to renew their policies online via the world wide web. By Andrew Franklin, Commercial Director, Chase IT Services Ltd.
Ship arrest in Belgium – part I
Clive Van Aerde 1 examines the arrest on the ship to which the claim relates, in the first of his two articles on ship arrest. Part II, which looks at the arrest on sister ships, will follow in the next issue.
Clarifying the clauses
Osman Mohamed Elsharief looks at the attitude of the Sudanese courts to maritime claims and disputes.
Oh, what a year!
2002 has been a tough year for marine markets, thanks to commercial pressures, but the claims history has far from helped. Liz Booth looks back at some of the major events this year.
Investigating misdelivery
William Leung examines misdelivery under forged bills and misdelivery in the absence of original bills and exemption clauses.