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Lia Oil SA v ERG Petroli SpA – QBD (Com Ct) (Julian Flaux QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) – 13 March 2007
(2007) 714 LMLN 2
This case involved two disputes as to demurrage claimed by the claimant (Lia) as seller from the defendant (ERG) as buyer in respect of two shipments of fuel oil sold pursuant to a “Frame Contract” dated 5 May 1999...
Online Published Date:
28 March 2007
Appeared in issue:
714 - 28 March 2007
West Tankers Inc and Anr v Ras Riunione Adriatica Di Sicurta SpA and Anr (The “Front Comor”) – House of Lords (Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Steyn, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry and Lord Mance) – 21 February 2007
(2007) 714 LMLN 1
The vessel Front Comor
was chartered by Erg Petroli Spa under an Asbatankvoy charter dated 24 July 2000 containing a London arbitration clause. In August 2000 the Front Comor
collided with ERG’s oil jetty at Syracuse...
Online Published Date:
28 March 2007
Appeared in issue:
714 - 28 March 2007
Front Carriers Ltd v Atlantic & Orient Shipping Corporation (The “Double Happiness”) – QBD (Com Ct) (Langley J) – 8 March 2007
(2007) 714 LMLN 3
The issue in this case was whether the claimant disponent owners (“FCL”) concluded a binding charterparty containing a London arbitration clause with the defendant (“A&O”) as charterers. FCL contended..
Online Published Date:
28 March 2007
Appeared in issue:
714 - 28 March 2007