Archive for the ‘London Shipping Law Centre’ Category

The bigger the ship, the bigger the challenge for risk management

The panel on a l to r basis, with Tim Howse, Steve Cameron, Chairman John Mc Phail, Andrew Webster and Peregrine Storrs-Fox The bigger the ship, the bigger the challenge for risk management In recent years, massive incidents involving large container ships have proved extremely difficult to manage and...

March 28th, 2013 | Bribery and Corruption, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Legal, London Shipping Law Centre, Ports & Terminals, Safety and Security | Read More

European challenge to arbitration settlements

The Right Honourable The Lord Mance and Ian Chetwood of the host Ince & Co The problems of reconciling arbitration settlements, reached under the rules of the 1958 New York Convention, with claims made by other interested parties in European national courts and under Brussels regulations were aired...

November 2nd, 2012 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Legal, London Shipping Law Centre | Read More

The Gulf and the Straights of Hormuz

l to r: Jern-Fei Ng, Amy Sander, Jeffrey Gruder QC and Roderick Cordara QC Given the political volatility surrounding the Straits of Hormuz and the possibility of military conflict, over 100 lawyers and other maritime professionals gathered in London on October 16th to hear about ‘Legal Lessons...

October 17th, 2012 | Chartering, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, London Shipping Law Centre, Sales and Purchases | Read More

Key rulings imminent from Court of Appeal over freight futures debacle

James Brewer London Shipping Law Centre briefed on latest opinions during seminar at Holman Fenwick Willan offices, By James Brewer Four years after the great freight futures fever led to market chaos, important legal rulings on payment disputes are soon to be pronounced in London. The volatility...

March 8th, 2012 | London Shipping Law Centre, News, Trade and Commerce | Read More