Nautical assessors

Owners and Bareboat Charterers of the Vessel ‘Global Mariner’ v Owners and Bareboat Charterers of the Vessel ‘Atlantic Crusader’ [2005] EWHC 380 (Admlty); NLJ 15 April

Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights requires that the parties have the opportunity to address argument as to the answers of the nautical assessors in response to questions posed by the judge. The correct course to adopt is as follows: