
Briefing
Comprehensively Yachts – HFW Yachting Industry Briefing, December 2023
With 2023 drawing to a close, it has been another busy year for HFW’s yacht t…
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Briefing
NordStream leaks: are our arteries safe?
Just prior to recent events taking place in the Baltic Sea, the UK Government…
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Limitation of liability for parties other than owners, charterers or managers: who is an “operator” for the purposes of the Limitation Convention
The English Court of Appeal have considered the meaning of the word "operator…
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Shipowner’s Right to a General Average Ransom Recovery confirmed by the Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal reviews the principles to apply when considering whether …
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Briefing
Court grants owners’ S.69 appeal on point of law with implications relating to war risks and general average
Herculito Maritime Ltd and Others v Gunvor International BV and Others (the "…
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Asbestos at sea: An unexpected problem
Less than one year remains for the owners of any ships calling at EU ports or…
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Briefing
ATLANTIK CONFIDENCE: Cargo Insurers “break limits” in unprecedented judgment, October 2016
Following the fire and sinking of the bulk carrier ATLANTIK CONFIDENCE off th…
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Market Insight
Legal Eagles, September 2014
Holman Fenwick Willan’s crack team of specialist shipping lawyers answer your legal questions.
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Market Insight
The lender on the hook?
Jenny Salmon, of Holman Fenwick Willan, and James Turner, of Quadrant Chambers, examine the ship finance implications of …
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Briefing
Increased liability limits for maritime claims adopted
On 19 April 2012, the Legal Committee of the IMO agreed to amend the 1996 Pro…
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