Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Admiralty practice – Default judgment – Acknowledgement of service filed late – Whether Admiralty court had jurisdiction to enter default judgment – Whether defence should be struck out – Whether Admiralty court had jurisdiction to consider application for summary judgment

Contract – Formation – Whether business confirmation emails gave rise to concluded sale of goods contract

Sale of goods – Sale of vacuum tanker – Whether breach of description – Whether breach de minimis – Whether buyer entitled to reject goods – Whether buyer entitled to refund of advance payment