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How to protect your ship from Somalian pirates
Piracy has become a serious threat to shipping across large parts of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. In the first nine months of 2011, 346 attacks on vessels had been reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. This briefing outlines protection measures and their legal and practical issues.
Law Firm: Clyde & Co | Published: 07 November 2011 | Practice Area: Sea
Ratifying the Rotterdam Rules: risks for shippers in the UAE
The Rotterdam Rules, a recent United Nations Convention on the carriage of goods by sea, is as yet unsigned and unenforced by many Arab countries. The briefing examines whether ratifying the convention is unfavourable for Arab countries given the nature of trading activity in the Arab region.
Law Firm: Habib Al Mulla & Company | Published: 20 October 2011 | Practice Area: Sea
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A guide to global infrastructure
The need for global investment in infrastructure development with a velocity that meets the challenge has become an urgent topic throughout the world. Bingham McCutchen offers a detailed overview of these challenges that the infrastructure investment community faces.
Law Firm: Bingham McCutchen | Published: 20 May 2011 | Practice Area: Oil
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Shipping bulletin – sanctions in Libya, the impact on charterparties and the issue of piracy
The recent shipping bulletin from Holman Fenwick and Willan focuses on the sanctions in Libya, the impact on charterparties and contracts of insurance in Libya and the issue of piracy.
Law Firm: Holman Fenwick Willan | Published: 06 April 2011 | Practice Area: Sea
Disasters in Japan – the impact on shipping
Japan is a key country for the shipping industry, and while it is too early to assess the full extent of the financial impact on the maritime industry, it is already evident that the repercussions will be wide ranging. Holman Fenwick Willan provides the details.
Law Firm: Holman Fenwick Willan | Published: 25 March 2011 | Practice Area: Sea
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Singapore: Beneficial ownership of vessel shown not to lie with state of Indonesia
Rajah & Tann explain how ANL Singapore Pte Ltd v The Owners of the Ship "Makassar Caraka Jaya Niaga III-39" [2010] provides an example of the interplay of the laws of different jurisdictions, a common exercise in the area of admiralty arrests, which often include an international aspect.
Law Firm: Rajah & Tann | Published: 05 October 2010 | Practice Area: Sea
The shape of things to come? Competition law investigation in the maritime insurance sector
Following its review and renewal of the insurance block exemption, the European Commission has now announced it has begun formal proceedings to scrutinise pooling arrangements in the maritime insurance sector.
Law Firm: Norton Rose | Published: 27 August 2010 | Practice Area: EU Competition Law
June commodities bulletin
The June edition of Holman Fenwick Willan’s Commodities Bulletin features articles on: detention by pirates is not an off-hire event; SCoTA users should proceed with caution; and companies must prepare for the new Bribery Act.
Law Firm: Holman Fenwick Willan | Published: 02 July 2010 | Practice Area: Sea
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Stabilisation clauses - issues and trends
Herbert Smith provide an analysis of the issue related to stabilisation clauses – the contractual protections often incorporated into long term investment or concession contracts between international investors and states.
Law Firm: Herbert Smith | Published: 30 June 2010 | Practice Area: Construction
Dispute resolution briefing – off-hire and Somali piracy
In a judgment handed down on 11 June 2010, the English High Court dismissed an attempt by charterers Cosco to place a vessel off‑hire during a three and a half month period when she was seized by Somali pirates.
Law Firm: Watson Farley & Williams | Published: 30 June 2010 | Practice Area: Arbitration
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