Shipping Offshore seminar: Has the world changed? (Bergen, 2 september 2010)

The Deepwater Horizon casualty that occurred on 22 April 2010 caught the shipping and offshore community like a tsunami. In the aftermath, questions have been raised as to what impact it may have on the offshore industry and the marine industry that supports it.

Will there be a need to re-evaluate the risks within offshore contracts; will greater regulation mean that there needs to be more effective management of risks in offshore projects; what would happen if a similar incident occurred in the North Sea; who would be liable for pollution damage; would it be possible to limit liability; would the liability be covered by insurance; and would it be possible to commence recourse actions toward contracting parties? The aim of this seminar is provide an understanding of these and other related questions.

Kindly register your attendance by sending an e-mail to mmk@wr.no.

PROGRAMME: 10:00   Chairman's Opening Remarks Øystein Meland – Partner and Head of Wikborg Rein Shipping and Offshore Group 10:10   A Changing Risk or a Change in the Management of Risk? Jon Heimset/Finn Bjørnstad - Partner, Wikborg Rein Bergen/Oslo 10:30   Allocation of Risk through the Knock for Knock Formula Clare Calnan - Partner, Wikborg Rein London 10:50   Control of Risk by Underwriters - Disclosure, Limits and Warranties Anders Færden - Partner, Wikborg Rein Oslo 11:15   Managing Risk with Sub-Contractors and Operators Guy Leonard - Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein Oslo 11:35   Liability for an Environmental Catastrophe Oddbjørn Slinning - Senior Lawyer, Wikborg Rein Oslo 12:00   Lunch 12:45   The Race to Limit Simon Tatham - Partner, Wikborg Rein London 13:10   Fighting Back – Recourse Action against Contracting Parties Geir Ove Røberg - Partner, Wikborg Rein Bergen 13:30   Facing the Litigation – are Court and Arbitration the only Options? Rob Jardine-Brown - Partner, Wikborg Rein London 13:55   Chairman's Closing Remarks Øystein Meland – Partner and Head of Wikborg Rein Shipping and Offshore Group