Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty - Warranty that vessel was free of encumbrances - Right of charterer to indemnity in event of detention - Measurement of loss - Effect of internal hedging by charterer - Remoteness of loss

Voyage charterparty - Turkey to French Pacific Ocean Islands - Engine breakdown - Six months' delay - New regulations introduced at discharge port in the meantime - Vessel's dimensions not meeting new requirements - Discharge port switched to Lautoka in Fiji one day before arrival - Delay in commencing discharge - Whether vessel seaworthy at commencement of voyage - Whether charterers liable for demurrage

Sale of cargo - Buyer in breach of contract by not re-berthing vessel to load cargo - Seller claiming indemnity for losses incurred in earlier sales - Whether there was a chain of contracts - Remoteness - Error of law - Arbitration Act 1996, section 69

Costs - Practice - Conduct of successful party - "Without prejudice" offer - Costs incurred before commencement of arbitration - Apportionment of costs

Charterparty - Time charter trip - Repairs required after final discharge - Redelivery off Fujairah instead of at Gadani - Whether owners entitled to reimbursement for war risk bonus payments to crew - Whether owners entitled to damages for lost follow-on fixture