Barrister Gregory Nell, SC, and chair of AMTAC discusses the law relating to section 11 of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991.
That section relates to the governing law of, and effectiveness of foreign jurisdiction and arbitration clauses in, certain contracts for the carriage of goods by sea.
In recent years, this law has been subject to considerable debate and scrutiny.
Because of the way the law works under...