News & Updates

Not all anti-suit applications are a sure thing

CJC recently acted for the Defendants in successfully defending a novel pair of applications by Claims for (i) an anti-suit injunction application and (ii) an application to preserve proceeds from another matter in arbitration proceedings in the UK. Allen...

Losses award for missed follow-on fixture

A recent London Arbitration award reviewed owner entitlement to claim loss of profits from a missed follow-on fixture, in the case of absent specific knowledge at the time of entering into the charterparty. A report by Henry Setiono , Senior Associate. ...

Special focus on ship recycling

A joint Shipping Professional Network of London and Campbell Johnston Clark event saw a full house at CJC’s London offices in late February, attracted to an in-depth discussion on the recent trends on green ship recycling. Please click  here...

Headwinds for the Poseidon Principles

The Poseidon Principles provide a platform for financing shipping’s sustainable future, but the technical guidance underpinning the initiative remains under scrutiny.   Please click  here  to access the full article.  ...

CJC joins London Ship Financing

Marine Money’s 2023 London Ship Financing   Forum brought a special opportunity to join some of the great and good in ship financing at Park Lane’s JW Marriott Grosvenor Hotel. Please click  here  to access the full...

2023 Carbon Intensity Indicators - Are you Ready?

In force from January 1, 2023, the Carbon Intensity Indicator is a key outcome of the IMO’s ambitious targets to reduce CO2 emissions from ships by 40% by 2030 and by 70% by 2050 (against a 2008 baseline). Neil Jackson , Senior...

Laycan clarification for S&P agreements

The English High Court decision in Vitol SA v JE Energy Ltd [2022] EWHC 2494 provides useful clarification as to the meaning of laycan under a sale & purchase agreement as well as on the interrelationship between the terms of a sale & purchase...

Vessel performance precedent restated

The applicable method for the determination of cases concerning speed and performance issues (the ‘good weather’ method) has been enshrined in legal precedent for decades. In the recent case of Eastern Pacific Chartering Inc v Pola Maritime...

Unsafe port claims and the war in Ukraine

Owners and charterers need to consider a range of issues carefully and take appropriate measures whenever a voyage is contemplated to one of the Black Sea Grain Initiative ports. Andrew Gray , CJC Director and Mariner, offers a brief overview of the legal...

Sanctions, force majeure and "reasonable endeavours"

The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in an important judgment in MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd relating to sanctions and payments which are in breach of sanctions. Can a party seeking to rely on a force majeure event reject an offer of alternative...
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