Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Contract – Motor yacht sinking at berth in marina – Whether marina operator in breach of contract – Whether sinking caused by marina operator’s breach of contract or by yacht owner’s inadequate mooring of vessel

Sale of goods – Cargo of fuel oil – Certificate of Quality – Whether binding on parties – Whether buyer precluded from claiming that cargo was off-spec

Charterparty – Hull cleaning – Prolonged port stay – Charterers to pay for time and expense of hull cleaning if vessel encountered minimum of 25 days in port and if strong reason to believe that hull acquired “excessive marine growth” as a result – Owners undertaking hull cleaning after redelivery – Whether time and expense of cleaning payable by charterers

Practice – Substituted service – Australian court granting cruise line operator leave for service of anti-suit injunction proceedings on passengers in USA – Cruise line operator unable to effect personal service – Whether Australian court should make order for substituted service on passengers’ US lawyers