BIMCO publishes its CMII clause The IMO’s new carbon intensity regulations are due to come into force on 1 January 2023. To assist owners and charterers, on 17 November…
Amid the perilous egg-and-spoon race for seabed exploration, we don’t often get a chance to focus on a more traditional kind of hunting for precious metals on the seabed. Associated…
Members and associates of the MMTA were welcomed to the offices of Holman Fenwick Willan on 26th May for a breakfast seminar on Counterparty Insolvency, Warehouse Fraud and a short…
HFW Briefing The Paris Agreement 2015 established that, if the global increase in average temperatures is to be halted, nations would need to reduce their greenhouse emissions.1 As…
London calling Notice provisions should not become a “technical minefield to be navigated” Contracts often include provisions barring claims unless no-tice is given within a specified time limit, thereby…
In a recent case, the High Court considered* whether a vessel owner could disregard a charterer’s voyage instruction without interrupting demurrage. The dispute centred around two instances where…
The Court of Appeal held that an exclusion of liability clause did not prohibit a claim for wasted expenditure. The clause in the spotlight was as follows: “… neither…
The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 implies a term into certain business contracts for the supply of goods and services so to allow a creditor a right…
The Court of Appeal has recently considered and upheld a previous High Court decision, finding that a firm of solicitors were not able to rely on privileged communications with…
Two relatively recent cases remind us of the possible limits of “reserving your rights” in certain situations. For Mr Justice Baker, in the 2018 case Phones 4u Ltd (In…
The MMTA is pleased to welcome Holman Fenwick Willan as a new Member. Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) is an international law firm with 450 lawyers across the world. We have…