The Electronic Trade Documents Act, which came into force in September 2023, enables a “trade document” in electronic form to be used in the same way as its paper equivalent provided that certain criteria are met.

The right to limit liability for claims is a cornerstone and unique feature of maritime law. Limitation issues are a particularly important consideration in the aftermath of large scale casualties as the ability to limit liability may significantly reduce the financial exposure for a party and its insurers.

If a contract requires payment in a certain currency and, as a result of sanctions, payment cannot be made in that currency, does the obligation to use "reasonable endeavours" to overcome a force majeure event (such as payment issues relating to sanctions) require payment in a different currency? The English Commercial Court recently held that it does not.

In the shipping and offshore industry, guarantees are frequently given as security for a legal promise for performance of a separate or primary contract. However, as guarantees are themselves a form of security, do they also contain an implied term that security cannot be sought for breaches of their provisions? That question was recently answered by the High Court in CVLC Three Carrier Corp v Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company [2021] EWHC 551 (Comm).

The English Court of Appeal has in a recent judgment (Hamida Begum v Maran (UK) Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 326) upheld the High Court’s decision to decline to strike out a claim against a UK ship manager for the death of a shipyard worker in Bangladesh following a demolition sale.

Engelsk rett

Havarihåndtering og kriseberedskap til sjøs

Shipping

Tvisteløsning

Associate

Matthew har erfaring med alle aspekter av tvisteløsning i shipping- og offshoreindustrien, og håndterer både "våte" og "tørre" shippingtvister. Han har opptrådt for klienter i engelsk Admiralty Court og Commercial Court-prosesser, LMAA-voldgifter, meklinger og "Early Neutral Evaluation". Matthew er Solicitor ved Senior Courts of England og Wales.

London

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Matthew har erfaring med alle aspekter av tvisteløsning i shipping- og offshoreindustrien, og håndterer både «våte» og «tørre» shippingtvister.

Matthew Alker

Claims Executive (Seconded Trainee Solicitor)