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This question takes me back to my Ince days when we acted for the owners of the Happy Day in a battle against Richards Butler/Glencore. At first instance (1) , …

Two recent cases illustrate the different perceptions that clients have when it comes to potential rights to limit liability under UK and US laws. Take first the recent decision of …

Those who follow our Blog may recall we discussed the implications of Hochhauser’s decision in The Catalan Sea last year. Click here to read what we said about that case. …

In the recent case of SLB and others v Pak and others (1) Calver J was asked to decide on appeal whether a provision in ten shipbuilding contracts (that the …

The Court of Appeal recently overturned a decision of Cockerill J at first instance on the interpretation of an agreement made between Sahara Energy and the Cameroonian state refiner SONARA. …

Given recent advances in AI large language models which are now used by many law firms as part of their research, clients are understandably asking why this does not translate …

Ship owners and operators remain in a dilemma over what actions to take in the face of increased pressure from Charterers and Shippers increasingly desperate to resume oil and LNG …

The Straits of Hormuz (or “SOH” as we refer to it) remains a constant source of enquiries for the BDM team. On the one hand, we have trading companies and …

Despite the recent “ceasefire” brokered by Pakistan between the US and Iran, the Straits of Hormuz are not fully open as promised. The situation on the ground is that ships …

In normal times, ships moving from ports in the Persian Gulf would not become fouled unless they are forced to wait due to congestion at the port or due to …

The cost of bunkering a vessel in Asia has doubled in the last month due to the ongoing crisis in the Persian Gulf. VLSFO prices are now over US$1,000 a …