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Because of the international nature of our business, our practice has experience of international commercial dispute resolution in foreign and domestic courts and arbitral tribunals. In this connection we have dealt with international arbitrations under the auspices of the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Maritime Arbitrators Association, Lloyd's Open Form of Salvage Agreement.
The subject matter of these arbitrations varies from marine litigation through international trade and commodity disputes to disputes over commercial agreements for the supply of goods and services of many different kinds. We have extensive experience of obtaining security in connection with claims of this kind using tactics such as the seizure and arrest of assets both in the UK and abroad. We have considerable experience of jurisdiction disputes and obtaining anti-suit injunctions with a view to ensuring that our clients' matters are submitted to the most advantageous forum.
Our dry cargo team has a wealth of experience in handling major dry shipping claims and disputes for a wide variety of clients which include shipowners, charterers, cargo owners and their underwriters. The firm is routinely involved in high profile litigation in the High Court for shipowners, their P&I and cargo underwriters and has particular expertise in London maritime arbitrations where it acts for owners and charterers and their defence Clubs. Types of work routinely undertaken the team include: - Charterparty Disputes
- Cargo Claims
- Bills of Lading
- Unseaworthiness
- General Average
- Transhipment
- Safe Port Disputes
- Dangerous Cargoes
- Contaminations
- Off Hire
- Detention and Demurrage
- Speed and Performance
- Limitation of Liability
Highlights: Acting for the owners and insurers of the tanker "Braer", establishing a Limitation Fund in the Court of Session and defending all claims arising out of the grounding and pollution off Shetland, one of Britain's largest ever marine casualties.
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