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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Case note: Griffon Shipping LLC V Firodi Shipping Ltd. [2013] EWHC 593

by Philip Rymer, Charles Weller, Robert Wilkins, Michael Wood | Reed Smith on 4/11/2013

An important decision for the ship sale and purchase market has confirmed that buyers entering into a standard form Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (on Norwegian Sale Form (NSF) 1993 terms and similar, e.g., the 2012 terms) do...more

Alberta Court says Air Cargo Liability Limits can be Broken

by Artem N. Barsukov | Bennett Jones LLP on 3/14/2013

Cargo airlines operating in Alberta may soon find themselves training their front-line staff to ask more questions when dealing with individual consumers. Last month, the Provincial Court of Alberta released a decision in...more

Denied Boarding: European Court Reinforces the Rights of Air Passengers

by McDermott Will & Emery on 10/11/2012

On 4 October, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down two important judgments in relation to the compensation air carriers are liable for when air travellers are denied boarding. The CJEU found that i)...more

SDNY Bankruptcy Court Tackles Jurisdiction of Federal Maritime Commission

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 3/6/2012

On February 10, 2012, Judge Sean Lane of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York denied the motion of 22 defendants in adversary proceedings filed by the Debtor, The Containership Company,...more

The Inter-Club Agreement: Amendments relating to Security come into force on 1 September 2011

by Reed Smith on 8/27/2011

The Inter-Club Agreement, which was last amended in 1996 (the "1996 Agreement"), has been further amended to incorporate a new provision dealing with the entitlement to security for cargo claims. The position under the...more

RS Shipping Bulletin - February 2011

by Reed Smith on 6/9/2011

In This Issue: 1 Carriage Of Goods . . . 3 1 . 1 Court Of Appeal Considers The Meaning And Reasonableness Of The ‘No Set-Off’ And ‘Time Bar’ Clauses In The British International Freight Association Terms . . . 3 2...more

Reed Smith Shipping Group Monthly Bulletin - May 2011

by Reed Smith on 5/31/2011

In This Issue: ARBITRATION...3 Commercial Court confirms that the court’s power under s.66 Arbitration Act 1996 to enforce an arbitration award extends to declaratory awards...3 Court of Appeal considers...more

RS Shipping Bulletin - March 2011

by Reed Smith on 3/31/2011

1 ARBITRATION . . . 3 1 . 1 THE FAILURE OF THE MAJORITY OF A TRIBUNAL TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE DISSENTING MEMBER WAS NOT A SERIOUS IRREGULARITY UNDER S.68 ARBITRATION ACT 1996 . . . . 3 2...more