Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Admiralty practice – Mandatory injunction granted by court requiring voyage charterers to provide security to release vessel from arrest by bank – Failure to reach agreement with bank on terms of guarantee – Time charterers seeking variation of injunction orders – Whether orders should be varied – Whether payment into court should be ordered

Contract – Lien – Storage company exercising contractual lien over stored cargo in respect of sums outstanding from customer – Storage company disposing of liened cargo – Plaintiff claiming title to cargo – Whether plaintiff had title to cargo – Whether disposal of cargo by storage company constituted conversion as against plaintiff

Carriage of goods by sea – Disponent owner taking assignment of vessel owner’s rights under bills of lading – Voyage charterer failing to pay freight and other costs – Disponent owner relying on assignment to claim sums due from shipper under bills of lading – Whether assignee entitled to recover sums from shipper