Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Sale of goods – Damages – Late delivery of goods by seller – Market value – Whether to be assessed by reference to Platts’ pricing for a single day or by reference to a spread of dates

Charterparty – Charter Restructuring Agreement – Agreement providing for semi-annual adjustment of hire paid – Construction of agreement – Whether Agreement should be rectified

Charterparty – Cargo damaged during discharge – Whether implied term that stevedores appointed by charterers would be competent – Whether stevedores incompetent – Whether charterers responsible for any such incompetence – Sugar Charter Party 1999

Marine insurance – Vessel grounding while waiting for berth – Whether grounding fortuitous – Whether damage caused by peril of the seas – Whether damage caused by negligence of crew – Whether vessel actual or constructive total loss