Maritime Law

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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

Brokers – The Marine Peril of Not Knowing the Market

by Nathan Cecil on 11/27/2012

Two recent cases have highlighted the need for brokers to be familiar with the nature of their client’s business and the limits and exclusions of marine insurance products on the market. In both of these cases, the...more

Loss, Liability and Warranty Surveys

by Nathan Cecil on 10/22/2012

In this recent Federal Court case, the Court had to decide on the extent of warranties and assurance provided by marine surveyors in providing a survey report for insurance purposes. Essentially, the question for...more

port state control pmou and amou in perspective

by mariam erakhoba ilavbare on 9/19/2011

Introduction and Historical Back Ground of Port State Control The deliberations at the United Nations conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in the 1970s which called for a fairer terms of trade and development...more

Not Named, No Coverage: Additional Insured Status Denied

by Sedgwick LLP on 9/6/2011

In One Beacon Ins. Co. v. Crowley Marine Services, Inc., ___F.3d ___, 2011 WL 3195292 (5th Cir. (Tex.) July 28, 2011), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld an insurer's denial of coverage for a party not...more

Texas Insurance Law Newsbrief

by Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP on 8/1/2011

Recently, Union Insurance Company successfully defended, and recovered its attorneys’ fees, in an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court brought by the debtor in possession for building damages allegedly caused by Hurricane...more

Court of Appeal clarifies issues relating to Marine Insurance, Piracy, and the treatment of Ransom Payments as a matter of English...

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

Calificación jurídica de los contratos atípicos por la Corte Suprema de Chile

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

The 'Q & A' on Freight Forwarders: Who are They? What Do They Do? When are they Liable?

by Pamela Pengelley on 10/10/2007

Abstract: When goods are damaged during transport, the seemingly obvious targets in a subrogated action are usually the "carriers", being the parties who were contracted to handle and transport the goods. There is,...more

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