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The Supreme Court Act 1981
This important consolidating Act which came into force on 1 January 1982 deals with the constitution, jurisdiction and procedure of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
Those parts of the Administration of Justice Act 1956 dealing with Admiralty..
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07 January 1982
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Marina Shipping Ltd. v. Laughton and anr. (The Antama) - Court of Appeal (Lawton, Brightman and Oliver L.JJ.) - 11 December 1981
Marina Shipping were the owners of the vessel Antama
which was hired on a time charter to carry a cargo of palm kernels for delivery in Hull. After the Antama
had docked at Hull some members of the crew complained to the ITF about their pay. ITF..
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07 January 1982
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57 - 07 January 1982
Gerani Compania Naviera v. General Organisation for Supply Goods Cairo; Same v. Alfred Toepfer Esq. (The Demosthenes V) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Staughton J.) - 9 and 10 November 1981
The vessel Demosthenes V
was chartered to Mr. Toepfer for the carriage of a cargo of grain from the U.S. Gulf to Alexandria. The relevant charterparty clauses were as follows:
- 7. Notice of readiness at port of load and discharge is only to be..
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07 January 1982
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57 - 07 January 1982
Yorkshire Electricity Board v. Estonian Shipping Co. (The Virtsu) - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 27 November 1981
On 15 March 1979 the Virtsu
was proceeding up the river Ouse with the intention of berthing at Howdendyke Jetty. In the course of manoeuvring, the pilot let go an anchor. The anchor fouled and broke an electricity cable belonging to the plaintiffs..
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07 January 1982
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57 - 07 January 1982
Z Ltd. v. A-Z and AA-LL - Court of Appeal (Lord Denning M.R., Eveleigh and Kerr L.JJ.) - 16 December 1981
In an important reserved judgment in this recent banking case the Court of Appeal has taken the opportunity to clarify the scope of the Mareva injunction. Although not a “maritime” case as such, aspects of the decisions are nevertheless..
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07 January 1982
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Laertis Shipping Corpn. v. Exportadora Espanola De Cementos Portland S.A. (The Laertes) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Bingham J.) - 7 December 1981
Laertis chartered their vessel Laertes
to Exportadora to carry a cargo of cement from Barcelona to a West African port. The charterparty contained a clause which provided for arbitration in London “in the customary manner”. A dispute..
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07 January 1982
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The Morviken - Court of Appeal (Lord Denning M.R. Ackner L.J. and Sir Sebag Shaw) - 13 January 1982
In March 1978 an asphalt road-finishing machine was shipped on board a Dutch vessel at Leith for carriage to Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles. The machine was transhipped in Holland to the Norwegian vessel Morviken
for on-carriage to Bonaire. As the..
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21 January 1982
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Tropwood v. Jade Enterprises Ltd. (The Tropwind) - Court of Appeal (Lord Denning M.R., Dunn and Fox L.JJ.) - 18 December 1981
The Tropwind
was time-chartered to Jade Enterprises for 12 months from 8 January 1973 to 8 January 1974. The charter hire was $3.70 per ton. During the period of the charter the market rate rose to $8.50 per ton. On 14 December 1973 the shipowners..
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21 January 1982
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58 - 21 January 1982
Ailsa Craig Fishing Co. Ltd. v. Malvern Fishing Co. Ltd. and ors. (The Strathallan) - House of Lords (Lords Wilberforce, Elwyn-Jones, Salmon, Fraser of Tullybelton and Lowry) - 26 November 1981
The issue before the House was whether the respondents (“Securicor”) had succeeded in limiting their liability under a contract between themselves and the Aberdeen Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association Ltd. who had acted on behalf of..
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21 January 1982
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Federal Commerce & Navigation Ltd. v. Xcan Grain (Europe) Ltd. (The Ratna Vandana) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Webster J.) - 6 October 1981
This was an application under section 27 of the Arbitration Act 1950 to extend the time for appointing an arbitrator. The plaintiffs were time charterers of the vessel Ratna Vandana
and had sub-chartered her to the defendants. The terms of the..
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21 January 1982
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The Coral I - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J. with assessors) - 18 December 1981
This action arose out of a collision which occurred at 20 25 on 10 August 1977 between two large ships, one of which was at anchor in the Suez Bay Waiting Area at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez. At that time it was dark; there was no moon, and..
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21 January 1982
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The Bamburi - Staughton J. (sitting as arbitrator) - Award published 13 January 1982
The Bamburi
was one of some 70 vessels trapped in the Shatt-al-Arab as a result of the Iran-Iraq war. The particular issue in the present arbitration was whether the Bamburi
was a constructive total loss by reason of an insured peril when the..
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21 January 1982
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58 - 21 January 1982
Riverport Seafoods Ltd. v. Insurance Co. of North America and ors. (The Kenney) - Fed.Ct. (Mahoney J.F.C.C.) - 1 October 1981
The plaintiffs’ fishing trawler Kenney
was insured by the defendant underwriters. In May 1975 the Kenney
filled with seawater and sank alongside a wharf at Riverport, Nov Scotia. The weather was fair and the water calm. There was no unusual..
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21 January 1982
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Piper Aircraft Co. v. Gaynell Reyno and ors.; Hartzell Propeller Inc. v. Same - Supreme Court - 8 December 1981
In July 1976 a Piper Aztec aircraft registered in Great Britain and operated by a Scottish air taxi service crashed in the Scottish highlands during the course of a charter flight from Blackpool to Perth. The pilot and five passengers were killed..
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21 January 1982
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