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In their article, Iain Sharp MCIArb and Reema Shour consider force majeure provisions in commercial contracts, including commodity contracts, and consider the impact of the Supreme Court decision in RTI -v- MUR Shipping on such provisions. More here: https://lnkd.in/e_zjb88b #ForceMajeure #Frustration #Commodities

Partner Dimitris Anassis will be moderating the 'Decarbonisation & ESG Panel' at the 23rd Navigator 2024 - The Shipping Decision Makers Forum on the Chios and Oinousses Islands from 20 - 22 September. Register now at the link in the post below. #Decarbonisation #ESG #Shipping

In the second of a series of five articles on the LOF form, Martin Hall considers if and how hull insurers could successfully argue that an assured has unreasonably entered an LOF, in particular the ability of the master to bind their owner to a salvage contract. https://lnkd.in/eSjCg9kE #salvage #casualty #LOF

We are delighted to have been involved as contributing editors of the 2024 edition of ICLG Shipping Law, an international comparative guide to shipping law and regulations in a number of different jurisdictions. In authoring the UK chapter, Ian Teare and Reema Shour have focused on key topics including marine casualty, cargo claims, passenger claims, offshore wind and renewable energy. To read the chapter please see the link below: https://lnkd.in/eheMZ4cw

We look forward to sponsoring the 16th Annual Capital Link Shipping and Marine Services Forum in London on Tuesday 10 September, where partner Diana Syziu will be moderating the panel titled 'Ship finance in an era of change'. Connect with Diana ahead of the conference or to register, please follow the link below - we hope to see you there: https://lnkd.in/di5GMemM #Shipping #ShipFinance #MarineLaw

Please join us at our London (City) office on Wednesday 25 September for a timely and insightful seminar in which we'll discuss how we mounted a successful defence to a health and safety at work prosecution brought by the MCA, arising out of a fatality. John Caddies, head of our PI, Travel and Regulatory team, and regulatory defence lawyer Stephen Barnfield, will lead the session, joined by Mark Balysz KC of Crown Court Chambers. Discussion will include the roles of the police, the HSE, MCA, MAIB and flag state, corporate manslaughter and MCA/HSE fines in the context of the incident, and the process of the litigation. Mark Balysz KC will then lead a discussion on the trial itself. Further details and registration here: https://lnkd.in/eXkxUd_V #HASAW #Shipping #Marine

Martin Hall has produced a series of five articles on the circumstances in which an LOF agreement may be considered unreasonable. In Part 1 of the series, he considers agency of necessity and when a master or owner is able to bind cargo interests to a salvage contract. https://lnkd.in/evh6RCKJ #salvage #LOF #casualty

There is still time to sign up to join us and BACS Cargo Surveyors at our City of London office, for the next in our brunch seminar series with a discussion on the ‘Carriage of Dangerous Goods’. This presentation will be given by John Scrimgeour, Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor & Trainer, at Logistics UK, with an opportunity for questions and answers at the end of the seminar. Please register your interest at the link below: https://lnkd.in/eAQG4hy7 #Cargo #Logistics #DangerousGoods

We’re delighted to share that our Singapore office has joined forces with local firm PDLegal LLC Advocates & Solicitors, to form an alliance that allows both firms to extend the scope of our services. Our team in Singapore is well-renowned for its casualty, shipping and trade disputes practice and has a growing reputation for commercial arbitration, with PDLegal LLC, a leading full-service regional law firm equipped to handle business services and maritime matters. The Formal Law Alliance will operate under the name Hill Dickinson PDLegal Alliance, enabling us to accept instructions on Singapore law as well as foreign - including English – law matters, pooling the resources of our firms. Andrew Lee, managing partner of our Singapore office commented: “In the 15 years since we opened in Singapore, the key to our success has been to work closely with our clients, really listen to what they want and evolve our service offering to accommodate that". For the full press release, visit the link below: https://lnkd.in/e-t3wU5w Pictured below: Raghunath Peter Doraisamy FCIArb, managing partner of PDLegal, and Andrew Lee. #Singapore #LawFirm #HillDickinson

Proposed regulations for the use of forest risk commodities in commercial activities in the UK currently await implementing legislation as and when Parliamentary time allows. In their article, John McNeilly, Reema Shour and Catherine Ogilvy review the regulations in their expected form (the new Government may make changes), particularly from the perspective of commodities traders and as compared to the EU Deforestation Regulation. More here: https://lnkd.in/ezGpNddQ #EUDR #Environment #Commodities