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Star Axe I LLC v Royal and Sun Alliance Luxembourg SA and Others - [2023] EWHC 2784 (Comm), King's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Mr Justice Butcher) - 10 November 2023

General average - Congenbill 1994 incorporating York-Antwerp Rules 1994 and any subsequent modification - Whether clause effective to incorporate York-Antwerp Rules 2016
Online Published Date:  08 December 2023
Appeared in issue:  1148 - 08 December 2023

London Arbitration 17/23

Time charterparty - Inter-Club Agreement - Discharge to three receivers simultaneously - Cargo shortage claim - Whether over-discharge or a paper shortage - Vessel detained by receivers - Whether vessel off-hire - Whether owners entitled to reimbursement of crew bonus for sailing to a dangerous area
Online Published Date:  08 December 2023
Appeared in issue:  1148 - 08 December 2023

Singapore Arbitration 4/23

Charterparty - Completion of loading - Despatch earned by charterer - Delay in discharge of goods - Force majeure - Bad weather - Shifting time - Demurrage - Transfer of funds - Burden of paying bank charges - Evidence - Admissibility of evidence - "Without prejudice" communications
Online Published Date:  08 December 2023
Appeared in issue:  1148 - 08 December 2023

Mercuria Energy Trading Pte v Raphael Cotoner Investments Ltd (The Afra Oak) - [2023] EWHC 2978 (Comm), King's Bench Division, Commercial Court (Sir Nigel Teare) - 23 November 2023

Carriage of goods - Failure by master to obey orders - Vessel arrested - Exclusion of liability by owner for negligent navigation - US Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1936 - Hague Rules, article IV, rule 2(a)
Online Published Date:  21 December 2023
Appeared in issue:  1149 - 21 December 2023

London Arbitration 18/23

Time charterparty - Times of delivery and redelivery - Whether logbook entries reliable - Bunkers on redelivery - In-port consumption - Performance claim - Whether weather routing company's report final or binding - Whether claim time-barred - Apportionment of costs - Interest
Online Published Date:  21 December 2023
Appeared in issue:  1149 - 21 December 2023

Singapore Arbitration 5/23

International sale of goods - Wrong loading port - Express breach of contractIndemnity bond - Place of origin of goods - Breach of indemnity bond - Right to terminate sales contract - Refund all payment receivedService of notice of arbitration - Contractual requirements of service - Service by electronic mail - Respondent being copied into electronic mail is good service - Respondent aware of arbitrationUK Limitation Act 1980 - Acknowledgment of debt gives rise to new cause of action
Online Published Date:  21 December 2023
Appeared in issue:  1149 - 21 December 2023

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