News & Updates

Disclosure and Deepwater Horizon

Now that the dust has settled on the highly anticipated judgment of the Supreme Court in Halliburton v. Chubb & Others, CJC London Associate Kaan Polat considers the implications for the arbitrators’ duty of disclosure in the context of multiple...

Divisive issue of the chosen seat

Supreme Court clarifies what law will govern an arbitration where there is no express or implied term present. Summary of Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO Insurance Company Chubb [2020] UKSC 38 by CJC Trainees Sam Jones and Joehunt Jinnah , based...

Piracy and the bill of lading holder

The High Court has held that cargo owners were liable to pay a contribution in general average in respect of a ransom payment to pirates pursuant to the terms of the bills of lading . CJC London Trainee Christopher Chane summarises the outcome of...

Superyacht Chartering in the age of Covid-19

Image credit: Shutterstock   COVID-19 has had a massive impact on the superyacht chartering world, which is after all reliant on the unrestricted movement of guests and crew around the world. In the first of a series of articles related to...

Maria Borg Barthet makes a mark

US-based shipping publication Marine Log invited Maria Borg Barthet to be part of the ‘Women make their mark in maritime’ feature section in its December 2020 edition. The CJC Currents editorial team persuaded Maria to expand on a contribution...

Cyber Risk Management comes of age

With new International Maritime Organization requirements on cyber risk management imminent, CJC Senior Associate Richard Murray and IEIT Cyberlogic conclude that making ships truly cyber secure involves a marathon not a sprint.     ...

CJC advises on green acquisition

A Campbell Johnston Clark team led by  James Clayton  has advised Pacific Green Technologies Inc. on its acquisition of Innoergy Limited, a battery energy storage systems designer    Headquartered in Delaware, United States and with...

Drug Smuggling in Commercial Shipping

With the maritime industry continually improving anti-narcotics operations around the world, traffickers are finding increasingly novel and ingenious ways of smuggling drugs.  Ian Short and Sam Jones explore the indirect legal and commercial...

Tackling the scourge of container ship fires

The proliferation of serious fires onboard container ships in recent years has shocked the shipping industry. Andrew Gray considers the causes and impact of such fires and the urgent efforts being made by a wide variety of stakeholders to solve this...

Suez Canal liability takes the hindmost

The case of The Owners of the Vessel Sakizaya Kalon v The Owners of the Vessel Panamax Alexander [2020] EWHC 2604 (Admlty) concerned a dispute arising after a collision that occurred between three bulk carriers in the Suez Canal. The claims arising...
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