News & Updates

We share in the grief of the maritime community for the very sad loss of Julian Clark, one of CJC’s founding partners. Julian was one of a kind. Julian was a longstanding mentor to many of us as well as an inspiring colleague. He took the most...

A dedicated group from CJC joyfully participated in a corporate volunteer day in support of Dandelion Time. The team rolled up their sleeves and enthusiastically engaged in hands-on tasks, such as building, planting, and transforming a site in Kent. This...

In collaboration with SPNL, Campbell Johnston Clark (CJC) are delighted to be hosting a panel discussion around S&P and #ShipFinance. The programme will discuss: #GlobalTrends The impact of #Geopolitical and Regulatory factors Methods of...

Russell Harling, James Mackay, Kate Law and Andrew Gray from CJC attended the Greek-Irish Society St Patrick’s Day Ball at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens on Saturday 16th March. This was a fantastic evening, which has become something of an event...

Issue 15, offering practical insight into issues that our lawyers have been dealing with, including BIMCO’s CII Time Charter Clause, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and the consequences for shipping of events in the Red Sea and Ukraine. The...

Ship CII ratings will be released imminently for their performance in 2023.  However, with the low take-up of Bimco’s CII Time Charter Clause and with many in the industry questioning whether CII is truly fit for purpose, Ian Short examines...

The European Union’s Emission’s Trading Scheme has been expanded to include the maritime sector and it is now in force. Director Ian Short and Associate Ahmed Hassan provide a review on what this means for the sector and in...

In Mercuria Energy Trading Pte v Raphael Cotoner Investments Limited, the High Court handed down a decision that revisits the question of when an owner can rely upon the Hague / Hague-Rules exception from liability for an “ Act, neglect, or default of...

In London Arbitration 14/23 the Tribunal heard that a vessel's grounding, without any causative negligence, resulted in the Charterers breaching their warranty that in the ports to which the ship would be ordered, the vessel would always remain afloat. ...

A recent High Court judgment rejected shipowners JOL and JWL’s attempt to circumvent an arbitration tribunal by filing an injunction for urgent relief. Alex Hudson , Director, and William Reed , Trainee Solicitor, summarise JOL &...