News & Updates

New sanctions regime enters into force in Italy

New criminal penalties related to EU sanctions violations will enter into force in Italy on 24 January 2026, following the implementation of EU Directive 2024/1226. Enrico Vergani , Marco Mastropasqua and Giulia Morelli explain the consequences of the...

CJC supports Yangzijiang Maritime Singapore listing

18 December 2025: The Commercial, Corporate and Finance Team at Campbell Johnston Clark (CJC) recently assisted Yangzijiang Maritime Development (YMD) to secure its primary listing on the Main Board of the SGX-ST. The successful listing resulted in a...

CJC announces new appointments

CJC has announced four internal promotions at its London office, as well as five external hires across London and Singapore, as part of a growth strategy focused on supporting career progression and developing the next generation of maritime legal talent. ...

CJC closes 2025 with a flourish

The final edition of CJC Currents for 2025 provides an opportunity to take stock of another strong year for Campbell Johnston Clark as the company marked its 15th anniversary. Campbell Johnston Clark (CJC) ended its 15th anniversary year with a flourish by ...

London Arbitration Week 2025

As part of London Arbitration Week, CJC and 36 Stone held an expert-led session to take a closer look at key aspects of the Arbitration Act 2025. On 1 August 2025, the Arbitration Act 2025 came into force, introducing several new sections within the...

Celebrating 15 years of CJC

CJC reached a significant milestone in September, with the maritime law firm celebrating 15 years of delivering specialist legal services to the global shipping community. Since its foundation in 2010, CJC has grown from a small team with a big vision into...

Peak interest in Hong Kong Convention

CJC was in attendance last month at the annual Tradewinds Ship Recycling Forum in Hong Kong. London-based director, Kate Law , attended the conference, which coincided with Hong Kong Maritime Week. More than 250 attendees from across the industry convened...

Jacqueline Zalapa receives Leadership Award

CJC Director Jacqueline Zalapa was honoured to have received the Global Maritime Legal Leadership Award at the Maritime SheEO Conference during India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai, where she also moderated and participated in diversity-focused panel...

One year time bar logged with Brilliance

The High Court decision in the case of The Taikoo Brilliance has both emphasised the strictness of the Hague-Visby Rules’ one-year time bar where the Hague-Visby Ryles do apply, and provided some guidance as to when they will not. David Fittis ,...

The "CATALAN SEA": Sanctions risk assessment redefined?

The Commercial Court’s decision in the recent case of Tonzip Maritime Ltd v 2Rivers Pte Ltd (The ‘Catalan Sea’) [2025] EWHC 2036 gives valuable guidance on the approach parties may take to assessing the risk that their counterparties...
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