Gordon Dadds Group plc (AIM: GOR) the fast growing legal and professional services business, announced today that it has agreed terms for the acquisition of the international network of law firms, Ince & Co International LLP and its affiliated entities (‘Ince’), subject to final documentation. The...
Shipping Law News
New emission regulations in shipping
The push for the international shipping industry to reduce its role in global air emissions has resulted in new environmental rules and regulation being introduced at an accelerated pace. The industry needs to take action in order to ensure compliance and the new regulations are likely to lead to...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/new-emission-regulations-in-shipping/
WFW advises Höegh LNG on K-Sure backed US$200m debt financing for ninth FSRU
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised Höegh LNG Ltd (“Höegh LNG”) on the US$200m debt financing for its ninth floating storage and regasification unit (“FSRU#9”) (tbn “Höegh Gannet”) currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (“HHI”) in South Korea. The facility comprises a...
Hill Dickinson spearheads trade talks with USA
International maritime law specialist Hill Dickinson is at the forefront of new trade talks between the UK and USA in New York this week. A high-level maritime trade delegation is being led by Julian Clark, Global Head of Shipping at Hill Dickinson, accompanied by Secretary of State for the...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/hill-dickinson-spearheads-trade-talks-with-usa/
Geographical Deviation and the Hague/Hague-Visby Rules
In international sea carriage, deviation from the usual geographic route has traditionally deprived the carrier of the rights and defences (including time bar) available under the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules. This had been questioned in light of the abolition of the “fundamental breach” rule by the...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/geographical-deviation-and-the-hague-hague-visby-rules/
Clyde & Co launches report on the legal status of electronic bills of lading
Global law firm Clyde & Co, in conjunction with the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Banking Commission, today launches a report on the legal status of electronic bills of lading. The report considers whether the law in this area reflects the technological change that is rapidly occurring...
Supreme Court rules on scope “malice” in war risks insurance policy
In Navigators Insurance v Atlasnavios Navegacao [2018] UKSC 26, the Supreme Court was asked to consider whether the smuggling of cocaine on a vessel, unknown to the owners or crew, constituted a ‘person acting maliciously’ in a war risks insurance policy. The clause in question was the standard...
IMO — 2020 Restrictions Will Sharply Reduce Sulfur Emissions From All Ships
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted regulations in 2008 that have been incorporated into Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention). The IMO regulations contained in Annex VI will reduce and limit sulfur content in all...
Former naval officer and maritime lawyer joins Haynes and Boone’s Shipping Practice
Mark Johnson, a transactional lawyer and former naval officer and ship captain, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a London partner in the firm’s Shipping Practice. Mark has extensive experience advising on the construction, sale and purchase, financing, management, operation and ownership of all...
Regulation (EU) 2017/352 on port services and financial transparency: General principles on financial transparency and port infrastructure charges
We will examine Regulation (EU) 2017/352 analyzing the recitals that reveal the general principles on financial transparency and port infrastructure charges. With reference to the first issue, we immediately notice how the European legislator apparently set itself the goal of “preventing unfair...