Insurance – May 21, 2012

by Rhys Clift on 3/28/2012

This is a short article on Somalian piracy with a particular focus on the recent suggestion that the payment of ransom to Somalian pirates should be curtailed or proscribed. What alternatives are there? And what would be the...more

by Rhys Clift on 10/20/2011

In November 2010 I published "Mediation in England and Wales". We have now completed for publication a translation into Japanese. The attached is an excerpt from the final book containing, mainly, the book reviews and...more

by Onur Saka on 8/7/2011

This case is about marine cargo insurance; the underwriter New York Marine & General Insurance Company brought a suit against Tradeline (L.L.C.) (“Tradeline”) and Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corp., Ltd. (“Deepak”) ...more

by Reed Smith on 1/28/2011

Masefield AG v Amlin Corporate Member Ltd [2011] EWCA 24 The Facts The vessel "BUNGA MELATI DUA" was captured in the Gulf of Aden by Somali pirates, while carrying cargo belonging to the Claimant. Negotiations for the...more

by Max Navas on 9/27/2010

Presentación de la exposición y defensa del trabajo de Suficiencia Investigadora en Derecho de los transportes y de la navegación, realizada ante el Tribunal de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de...more

by Rafael Durájn on 7/1/2010

Comentario sentencia dictada por la Corte Suprema que versa sobre la naturaleza jurídica del vínculo que unió a un importador de determinadas mercancías, quien actuó subrogado por su...more

by Alabama Workers Comp Blawg on 6/14/2010

Injuries to under-equipped and inadequately trained workers resulting from exposure to crude oil and other hazards will create new and possibly devastating liabilities for employers and workers’ compensation insurance...more

by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP on 3/2/2010

In late 2009, the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment which added to a large body of case-law on inherent vice. A key principle in the law of marine insurance, loss caused by inherent vice is typically excluded from cover...more