Ship arrest in Norway – How to manage and limit the effects of an insolvent owner and the opening of insolvency proceedings
By Hege Størdal Nilsen Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig www.svw.no Bergen, Norway hsn(at)svw.no Tel: +47 555 68 200 Ship arrest in Norway How to manage and limit the effects of an insolvent owner and the opening of insolvency proceedings Under Norwegian law, arresting a ship to enforce payment of claims is rather easy and may be […]
The Arrest News – Issue 32
In this issue of The Arrest News: • Potential Liability of MV EVER GIVEN for Damages Arising Out of the Suez Blockage Under Panamanian Law, Law of the Flag by Francisco Carreira Pitti, Carreira-Pitti P.C. Attorneys (Panama) • Guidance from the Singapore High Court on the Interaction Between Insolvency and Admiralty Law and Resolution of […]
UK Supreme Court Decides Its First Ever Nautical Collision Case
By Craig Dunford QC Bar Library Belfast 19 February 2021 UK SUPREME COURT DECIDES ITS FIRST EVER NAUTICAL COLLISION CASE In the first nautical collision case to come before it, the UK Supreme Court, in a judgement handed down on 19 February 2021, has allowed an appeal on (to use the words in the opening […]
Precious Cargo? The Importance of Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions
By Jacy Whittaker, Partner ParrisWhittaker www.parriswhittaker.com Freeport, The Bahamas E-mail: info(at)parriswhittaker.com Tel: +242.352.6110 Precious Cargo? The Importance of Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions Due diligence is of key importance when entering into commercial transactions, perhaps never more so than in shipping and maritime where the values involved are particularly significant. An important ruling on this […]
Flag Injunctions – A Different Approach to Shipping Claims
By Jacy Whittaker, Partner ParrisWhittaker www.parriswhittaker.com Freeport, The Bahamas E-mail: info(at)parriswhittaker.com Tel: +242.352.6110 Flag Injunctions – A Different Approach to Shipping Claims Faced with a maritime-related claim (an ownership dispute, damage to cargo or a crew payment dispute for example), ship arrest is often the remedy of choice for creditors. But flag injunctions are a […]
The Arrest News – Issue 31
In this issue of The Arrest News, members’ articles include: • Recent U.S. Admiralty Decisions Involving Coronavirus by George Chalos, Chalos & Co (USA) • Options of Registering Foreign Vessels Under the Russian Flag by Alexey Karchiomov, EPAM Law Offices (Russia) • Possible Problems with Judicial Auctions of Vessels in India by Ashwin Shanker, George […]
Pakistan – Ship Arrest in Practice, 15th edition
Download here the Pakistan chapter from the latest edition of our Ship Arrests in Practice publication. The law is stated as of 1st of January 2026.
The Arrest News – Issue 30
In this issue of The Arrest News, members take a look at the peculiarities of the high-profile Force India case; vague details of the IMO’s Marine Incident Report and their full disclosure in arbitral/legal proceedings; a precedent decision in Ukraine regarding use of the P&I club LOU, resolutions to perceived conflicts in legislation from the […]
Ship Arrest in Cyprus by Michael Kyprianou Advocates and Legal Consultants
Ship Arrest in Cyprus
