We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo
  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 967

Court makes potentially significant changes to safe berth warranties

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 20 2013

On May 16, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rendered a decision potentially making significant changes to the nature of "safe

Supreme Court decides Dan's City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

On May 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Dan's City Used Cars, Inc. v. Pelkey (No. 12-52), holding that Section 14501(c)(1) of the Federal

Death by runaway lorry leads to £326k penalty

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 9 2013

Nightfreight Distribution (GB) pleaded guilty to breach of sections 2(1) and 3(1) HSWA following an incident in 2010. Russell Homer had left his

All ties go to seamen: Washington Supreme Court confirms summary judgment standard inappropriate on seaman’s motion

  • Graham & Dunn
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 9 2013

The Washington Supreme Court today issued its unanimous, En Banc, opinion in Dean v. Fishing Company of Alaska, Case No. 87407-7, holding that when a

Highways authorities: inspections of roads

  • Kennedys
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 8 2013

Court of Appeal upholds finding that highways authority liable for accident involving defective road but subject to 50 per cent contributory

High court jurisdiction to order limitation fund under the maritime transport act

  • Wilson Harle
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • May 8 2013

A recent High Court decision has held that the court has jurisdiction to authorise the establishment of a limitation fund as security for a

Not so fast

  • Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 8 2013

The propulsion issue of this magazine is a good place to examine the law pertaining to vessel speed. A vessel's speed may be governed by federal

London arbitration 413 tribunal considers whether owners additional insurance against piracy risks was “necessary”

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 7 2013

The Tribunal considered whether it was "necessary" for Owners to take out additional insurance against piracy risks. The Tribunal adopted an

Tribunal considers issues of estoppel where a Singapore court had already concluded that the respondents were not in fact charterers of the subject vessel

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • May 7 2013

Disputes arose under a time charter. Owners commenced arbitration proceedings, contending that the Respondents, a company incorporated in St Vincent

Court of Appeals holds oral argument in railroad fuel surcharge litigation

  • Thompson Hine LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 3 2013

On May 3, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held its scheduled oral argument on the railroads' petition for leave