Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – Speed and consumption warranty – Good weather periods – Whether 24 consecutive hours running from noon to noon – Whether charterers had proved breach of performance warranty

Admiralty jurisdiction – Whether person liable on claim in personam was demise charterer of arrested vessel at time of issue of writs in rem – Whether demise charter validly terminated prior to issue of writs – Whether redelivery of vessel necessary to terminate demise charter – Whether writs in rem should be set aside

Admiralty practice - Collision action - Defendants offering to settle on basis of 50-50 liability and imposing deadline for issue and service of proceedings - Claimants issuing but not serving proceedings within deadline - Claimants accepting defendants' offer to settle - Whether compromise agreement concluded - Whether claimants entitled to extension of time for service of proceedings - Whether claimants entitled to relief under CPR 3.10