Archive for the ‘Arbiitration’ Category
HFW Insurance Bulletin: February 2019 – Edition 1

Costas Frangeskides, Partner Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
HFW Insurance Bulletin: February 2019 – Edition 1
In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments; HFW publications and events.
1. Regulation and legislation
UK: Agreement between UK and Switzerland...
February 11th, 2019 | Arbiitration, Communication, Insurance and Reinsurance, Legal, Marine Insurance, Regulatory, Reports | Read More
HFW: Insurance Bulletin – January 2019

Costas Frangeskides, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments
1. Court cases and arbitration
England & Wales: Making sense of jurisdiction clauses
2. Market developments
UK: Pool Re withdraws terror attack event cover
Andrew Bandurka
Should...
January 25th, 2019 | Arbiitration, Insurance and Reinsurance, Legal | Read More
Panamaxes …“maintain” the BDI@1,167

John Faraclas
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ended today’s trading at 1,167 points, up 21 thanks to the Panamaxes as the Capers advance was minimal. Geopolitics more than turbulent suggesting CAUTION for all as Peace all over Panet Ocean is at stake; John Faraclas daily briefing:
The Capers were up eight...
February 22nd, 2018 | Arbiitration, Chartering, Dry Bulkcarriers, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Legal, London Shipping Law Centre, Markets, Reports, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets, Tankers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
HFW Briefing – Adam & Eve & Arbitration

Brian Perrott
Adam & Eve & Arbitration
There are still arbitration clauses that contain arcane language requiring arbitrators to be “commercial men”. In this article we examine how the English courts have interpreted this “commercial men” wording and consider whether...
February 12th, 2018 | Arbiitration, Legal | Read More
HFW Briefing – MOSCOW STARS: Sale of a cargo under a Charterparty lien

Louise Lazarou, Associate HFW
The Court in Dainford Navigation Inc v PDVSA Petroleo SA1 considered an application pursuant to section 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act) for the sale of a crude oil cargo onboard the “MOSCOW STARS” that was the subject of a charterparty lien exercised...
November 8th, 2017 | Arbiitration, Chartering, Disputes, Legal | Read More
How Does Arbitration Support London?

The panel with the Hon Sir Bernard Eder – fourth from the left who chaired the event. Picture credits Anna Kaparaki
An exceptional event “How Does Arbitration Support London?” took place earlier on tonight at the DLA Piper premises in the City of London. The event was organised by the London...
September 11th, 2017 | Arbiitration, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, London Shipping Law Centre, Shipping Centers | Read More
Top 4 Arbitration Clause Essentials

Azadeh Meskarian
Arbitration is an extremely popular method of commercial dispute resolution. Many international contracts will include an arbitration clause (referred to as an arbitration agreement) by which the parties agree to resolve disputes privately by an arbitrator, who is often an experienced...
July 19th, 2017 | Arbiitration, IT and Communications, Legal, News | Read More
Thomas Cooper: The LMAA Terms 2017 I

The LMAA Terms 2017
by Ioanna Vitta & Stella Petritsi
The LMAA has released updated versions of the LMAA main Terms, Small Claims Procedure and Intermediate Claims Procedure, which apply to arbitrations commenced after 1 May 2017.
The main amendments to the 2012 version of the...
June 16th, 2017 | Arbiitration, Legal | Read More
LMAA Terms 2017

Insight
Introduction of the LMAA 2017 Terms
Earlier this year, the LMAA published updated terms and procedures which it announced would come into effect for...
May 16th, 2017 | Arbiitration, Associations, Legal | Read More
More of the same but better: the new LMAA Terms 2017, April 2017

Baptiste Weijburg, Senior Associate at HFW LLP
The LMAA Terms 2017 (the 2017 Terms) come into force on 1 May 2017. The LMAA committee have taken a light touch approach to adapting the 2012 Terms and the changes highlight the LMAA’s continuing efforts to target efficiency and cost-effectiveness,...
April 28th, 2017 | Arbiitration, Legal | Read More
Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration (PAMA) New BoD 2017

The new Governing Body of the Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration, elected at the Annual General Meeting,held on March 30th, 2017 is the following:
President : Rakintzis Leandros
Vice President : Tsavdaridis Antonios
Secretary General: Pournara – Vardavilia Jenny
Treasurer : Pentheroudakis...
April 4th, 2017 | Arbiitration, Associations, Legal | Read More
Challenge against Stern fails in Greek shipyard case

Costas Frangeskides, Partner,Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
Challenge against Stern fails in Greek shipyard case
UPDATED. Lebanese brothers bringing an ICSID claim against Greece have failed to unseat the state’s appointee to the tribunal, prolific French arbitrator Brigitte Stern, on the basis that her...
March 10th, 2017 | Arbiitration, Claims, Disputes, Legal, Shipbuilding and Shipyards | Read More
Maritime Arbitration: Russia, Singapore, Dubai, India or Hong Kong? Take your pick

A very lively panel; on a l to r: Dr Roman Khodykin – Berwin Leighton Paisner, Christopher Style QC – LCIA Board member, The Hon. Sir Bernard Eder (chairman), Sherina Petit – Norton Rose Fulbright and Colin Wright – St Philips Stone
Russia, Singapore, Dubai, India or Hong Kong?...
March 7th, 2017 | Arbiitration, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Legal, London Shipping Law Centre | Read More
PAMA’s General Assembly

PIRAEUS ASSOCIATION FOR MARITIME ARBITRATION – GENERAL ASSEMBLY
During the Annual General Assembly of the Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration the prospects of expanding and developing Maritime Arbitration in Greece triggered a lively discussion with remarks like:
«The existing...
May 11th, 2016 | Arbiitration, Associations, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Marine Insurance | Read More
By and large, the 1996 Arbitration Act has done a good job

Sesion 1, the panel with Duncan Matthews QC at the podium delivering his speech
A review of the 1996 Arbitration Act over the past 20 years, set in a predominantly maritime context, saw Queen’s Counsel and senior barristers carry out a searching examination of the Act and its sections in London...
March 31st, 2016 | Arbiitration, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, Insight, Insurance and Reinsurance, Legal, Marine Insurance | Read More
HFW Briefing: Dubai court issues landmark judgment recognising and enforcing a foreign arbitral award

Dubai court issues landmark judgment recognising and enforcing a foreign arbitral award
In a recent landmark judgment handed down by the Dubai Court of Appeal, Holman Fenwick Willan’s Middle East shipping...
September 7th, 2015 | Arbiitration, Legal | Read More
Where it all began: Arbitration in New York

Clay Maitland
Where Arbitration Began: Maritime Arbitration in New York by Clay Maitland, Managing Partner, International Registries Inc. and Chairman, NYMAR
In March 1656, Andrew Kilvert brought suit against Jan Geraerdy in the Court of Burgemeesters of the colony of New Netherland, demanding...
August 25th, 2015 | Arbiitration, Associations, Claims, Disputes, Legal | Read More
LMAA publishes Guidelines on Procedures

Ken Mclean
In an effort to control the spiraling delays and costs that can occur during the course of an arbitration the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) have issued new Guidelines on Procedures which LMAA arbitrators will apply in all but exceptional cases.
Key amongst them are requirements:...
May 3rd, 2015 | Arbiitration, Associations, Comment, Legal, Regulatory | Read More
Get in on the Debate! Register Now!

An event NOT to be missed!
When:
May 1st, 2015
Mock Arbitration:
2:00pm – 5:00pm
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Attire:
Business Attire
Where:
Scandinavia House
58 Park Ave
New York, NY 10016
Driving Directions
Attorneys planning to attend for CLE credit should note the following:The...
April 8th, 2015 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbiitration, Associations, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, HR, Legal | Read More
Tiered dispute resolutions: try to keep things amicable.

Reed Smith’s Lindsay East introducing the event; on his right the panel with Clare Ambrose, Karen Maxwell, The Hon. Mr. Justice Hamblen, Alexander Sandiforth and Clive Aston
Current issues in arbitration were thoroughly aired at a London Shipping Law Centre seminar on March 25th, held under the...
March 30th, 2015 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbiitration, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Disputes, Legal, News | Read More
London Leading?…

Jonathan Lux
London Leading? A mediator’s view on mediation in arbitration
Jonathan Lux, Mediator
Jonathan Lux, a former partner of Ince & Co, is a well-known mediator of commercial disputes and has been an associate member of Stone Chambers for the last 2 years. In this article, he argues...
January 31st, 2015 | Arbiitration, Associations, Insight, Legal, Shipping Centers | Read More
Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration- Shanghai Arbitration Commission

Aiming to strengthen the relations and to develop the mutual cooperation in the field of commercial arbitration, the Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration and the Shanghai Arbitration Commission agreed to implement the provisions according to a signed protocol during their recent meeting at the...
July 28th, 2014 | Arbiitration, Associations, Claims, Disputes, Events, Legal, Shipbuilding and Shipyards | Read More
News from the Hellenic Mediation Association

l to r: Sergios Manarakis, Kyriaki Christodoulou, Christina Sarantopoulou, Katerina Kotsaki, Mary Vlachopoulou, Ioannis Nerantzis.
ELECTIONS
A meeting of the Executive Committee of “Hellenic Mediation Association (E.E.D.)”, was held on Wednesday, December 18, 2013, and new Board of Directors...
February 17th, 2014 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbiitration, Associations, Disputes, Legal | Read More