The “prevention principle” has been a popular argument run by shipyards in English law shipbuilding disputes in recent years. This enthusiasm has not been shared by English Courts and tribunals, and prevention principle arguments rarely, if ever, succe…
It will be difficult to ascertain a full picture of how well the international shipping industry is complying with the new sulphur 2020 environmental legislation and judge the effectiveness of enforcement measures until sometime after the Covid-19 pand…
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In March 2020, the US State and Treasury Departments announced sanctions against various Chinese companies for trading in Iranian petrochemicals. Among the targets were ship management company Aoxing Ship Management Shanghai Ltd and shipowner Sea Charm…
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DIRECTORS’ PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR WRONGFUL TRADING – RELIEF DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS As the UK’s economy continues to experience shocks, and companies of all sizes face increasingly intense financial pressure as a result of the coronavirus pandemi…
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Almost overnight the global effort to fight the coronavirus has forced companies around the world and across all sectors to take drastic measures to shut their businesses, offices, premises, worksites and yards for an, as yet, indeterminate period of t…