Discipline in court

Dominic Carman reports on a David and Goliath story involving disciplinary process

At first blush, it was a legal fight against overwhelming odds. The case of Captain Arshad Rashid v Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) saw one man take on an international organisation that represents 109 companies, including all the oil majors, most national oil companies and shipping companies worldwide. But when the English High Court delivered its landmark judgment in August ([2019] EWHC 2239 (QB)), it was Captain Rashid who triumphed.