Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Charterparty – NYPE form – Owners suspending performance of time charter for unpaid hire – Whether vessel off-hire – Whether owners required to serve anti-technicality notice – Whether owners entitled to suspend performance – Whether owners entitled to exercise lien on cargo

Marine insurance – Shipowner bringing proceedings against insurers in England to enforce marine insurance policy – Action settled on terms set out in Tomlin Order – Settlement agreement containing English jurisdiction clause – Shipowner and others subsequently bringing claims against insurers and individuals in Greece – Whether individuals included in settlement agreement – Whether insurers, individuals and other applicants entitled to summary relief

Charterparty – Speed and performance – Whether claims precluded by reason of bottom fouling – Whether charterers estopped from bringing claims under second charterparty in direct continuation – Whether owners entitled to claim for hold cleaning on redelivery and for stevedore damage

Charterparty – Damages – Withdrawal of vessel for non-payment of hire and repudiatory breach – Quantum of owners’ claims for balance of hire, damages for repudiatory breach and stevedore damage