London Shipping Law Centre

BULK CARRIERS – Topical Issues   THE CENTRE WELCOMES MEMBERS AND OTHER SHIPPING AND COMMERCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO THE 10th HYBRID EVENT IN OUR 2024 PROGRAMME.     REGISTER NOW: https://lnkd.in/eZn2Rqnd Introduction A Roundtable debate on a rising trend regarding the challenges of mixed stowage of steel, bagged, break bulk and vehicles on bulk carriers predominantly out of China. Specific issues for discussion:   Traditional methods of carriage compared to conventional bulk carriers. Breakbulk and general cargo – Statutory Regulations and Best Practice including SOLAS and the Cargo Securing Manual. Stowage of Steel Coils and tank-top strength including Classification Society Rules. Unseaworthiness. Structural integrity. The Master’s perspective. A number of interesting case studies. Chairman: Dimitris Monioudis - Deputy Chairman of the Technical Committee of INTERCARGO Speakers Captain Daniel Millett – Brookes Bell Vinay Singh – WEST Morten Løvstad – DNV, Global Segment Director for COLI Bulk Carriers   Date: Wednesday 16th October 2024 Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm Venue: The IDRC, 1 Paternoster Lane, London, EC4M 7BQ   The Drinks Reception which follows this event is kindly sponsored by 36 Stone  

Calling all maritime enthusiasts and legal minds! The LSLC is excited to announce the re-launch of its 2024 Prize Essay Competition, offering a unique opportunity to dive into critical topics shaping the future of the shipping industry. LSLC’s Chairman, Aleka (Alexandra) Sheppard, has re-introduced this prestigious competition, first initiated in 2002. This year’s topics address some of the most pressing issues in maritime law and safety: 1️⃣ Autonomous Shipping – Will automation reshape safety, and will the Collision Regs 1972 still apply? 2️⃣ Bulk Carrier Casualties – Can we further improve the safety record from the 1980s to now? 3️⃣ Greener Shipping – Are we meeting sustainability goals, or is there more to be done? 4️⃣ STCW Convention – Is it still fit for purpose? What reforms are needed? 5️⃣ Fair Pay for Seafarers – How do we tackle wage inequalities at sea? For further details with regard to prizes on offer, Rules for submission and important dates to remember, click here: https://lnkd.in/eahDs5UD Seize this chance to contribute to pivotal maritime debates and make an impact on the industry’s future! #MaritimeLaw #ShippingIndustry #EssayCompetition #GreenerShipping #AutonomousShipping #STCW #Seafarers #LSLC

DON'T MISS TODAYS HYBRID EVENT RTI v Mur and Force Majeure clauses The Supreme Court has held in RTI v MUR that where force majeure is defined as an event or state of affairs which cannot not be overcome by “reasonable endeavours” from the party affected, the party seeking to invoke force majeure is not required to accept an offer of non-contractual performance from the other party in order to overcome the effects of that force majeure event. That is so even where the non-contractual performance is only trivially different from contractual performance, and its acceptance would entail no or minimal cost, risk or inconvenience on the part of the party seeking to rely on force majeure. Is the result principled, uncommercial, both, or neither? Should lawyers be advising their clients to rewrite their force majeure clauses, and if so how? What impact is the decision likely to have in shipping, commodities and finance contexts, particularly in an era of sanctions? Specific issues for discussion will include: the impact of the decision on ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association) trades; the implications of the decision from a shipping / chartering perspective; what (if anything) the decision tells us about the Supreme Court’s thinking more generally on contract law and contractual interpretation; and whether the Supreme Court got it right. Chairman: The Right Hon. Lord Justice Males Speakers Simon Firth Linklaters LLP Paul Davies – Barrister, Essex Court Chambers Alex McIntosh – Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP William Day – Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings Date: Tuesday 1st October 2024 Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm Host/Venue: Linklaters LLP, One Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8HQ REGISTER NOW: https://bit.ly/3N4bnos #shipping #linklaters #Legal #Law #event

THE CENTRE WELCOMES MEMBERS AND OTHER SHIPPING AND COMMERCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO THE 9th HYBRID EVENT IN OUR 2024 PROGRAMME. RTI v Mur and Force Majeure clauses The Supreme Court has held in RTI v MUR that where force majeure is defined as an event or state of affairs which cannot not be overcome by “reasonable endeavours” from the party affected, the party seeking to invoke force majeure is not required to accept an offer of non-contractual performance from the other party in order to overcome the effects of that force majeure event. That is so even where the non-contractual performance is only trivially different from contractual performance, and its acceptance would entail no or minimal cost, risk or inconvenience on the part of the party seeking to rely on force majeure. Is the result principled, uncommercial, both, or neither? Should lawyers be advising their clients to rewrite their force majeure clauses, and if so how? What impact is the decision likely to have in shipping, commodities and finance contexts, particularly in an era of sanctions? Specific issues for discussion will include: the impact of the decision on ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association) trades; the implications of the decision from a shipping / chartering perspective; what (if anything) the decision tells us about the Supreme Court’s thinking more generally on contract law and contractual interpretation; and whether the Supreme Court got it right. Chairman: The Right Hon. Lord Justice Males Speakers Simon Firth Linklaters LLP Paul Davies – Barrister, Essex Court Chambers Alex McIntosh – Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP William Day – Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings Date: Tuesday 1st October 2024 Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm Host/Venue: Linklaters LLP, One Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8HQ REGISTER NOW: https://bit.ly/3N4bnos #shipping #linklaters #Legal #Law #event

We have partnered with South American lawyers to discuss their law and protocols for securing claims and enforcing foreign arbitral awards. MODERATORS Elizabeth Turnbull | Preston Turnbull LLP Lucas Leite Marques | Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados SPEAKERS Maria Belen Espineira | IT&L legal Consultants (Argentina) José Luis Vega Garrido | RAMÍREZ, GUTIÉRREZ-AZPE, RODRÍGUEZ-RIVERO Y HURTADO, S.C.("RGRH"), S.C. (Mexico) Paulo Henrique Reis de Oliveira | Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados (Brazil) We look forward to receiving your registrations. This event is FREE to all. #shipping #shippinglegal #shippingwebinar #shippingevent #legal #law #arbitration #legal #compliance #events #governance #maritime #litigation #shippingindustry #shippingnews #shippinglaw #legalcommunity #webinars #lslc #londonshipping #lawyer #webinar REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/eQ-XHMbm

We are pleased to present details for the eighth of our events this year. A unique webinar where we have partnered with South American lawyers to discuss their law and protocols for securing claims and enforcing foreign arbitral awards. MODERATORS Elizabeth Turnbull | Preston Turnbull Lucas Leite Marques | Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados SPEAKERS Maria Belen Espineira Espiñeira | IT&L Legal Consultants (Argentina) José Luis Vega Garrido | Ramirez, Gutiérrez -Azpe, Ramirez, Gutiérrez-Azpe, Rodríguez-Rivero y Hurtado, S.C. ("RGRH"), S.C. (Mexico) Paulo Henrique Reis de Oliveira | Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados (Brazil) We look forward to receiving your registrations. This event is FREE to all. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/eeHWms8a #shipping #shippinglegal #shippingwebinar #shippingevent #legal #law #arbitration #legal #compliance #events #governance #maritime #litigation #shippingindustry #shippingnews #shippinglaw #legalcommunity #webinars #lslc #londonshipping #lawyer#webinar

Dear Supporter/Member,   We hope you had a good summer. We are now pleased to present details for the eighth of our events this year.    It is indeed an unique webinar where we have partnered with South American lawyers to discuss their law and protocols for securing claims and enforcing foreign arbitral awards. MODERATORS Elizabeth Turnbull | Preston Turnbull Lucas Leite Marques | Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados SPEAKERS Maria Belen Espineira Espiñeira | IT&L Legal Consultants (Argentina) José Luis Vega Garrido | Ramirez, Gutiérrez -Azpe, Ramirez, Gutiérrez-Azpe, Rodríguez-Rivero y Hurtado, S.C. ("RGRH"), S.C. (Mexico) Paulo Henrique Reis de Oliveira | Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados (Brazil)   We look forward to receiving your registrations.    This event is FREE to all. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/e7XaC6Ny #shipping #shippinglegal #shippingwebinar #shippingevent #legal #law #arbitration #legal #compliance #events #governance #maritime #litigation #shippingindustry #shippingnews #shippinglaw #legalcommunity #webinars #lslc #londonshipping #lawyer #webinar

On 12 June 2024, the LSLC Young Maritime Professionals, in collaboration with HFW, will host a topical breakfast seminar at the The IDRC in London. The event will also be live On-Line. Kevin Cooper of Navig8 Group as well as Benjamin Joseph and Gemma Morgan from Quadrant Chambers shall focus the discussion on recent hot topics and provide a legal outlook for 2024 focusing in particular on: The Supreme Court's clarification on the interpretation of Force Majeure clauses in the wake of the decision in RTI Ltd. v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18; and The ongoing disruptive geopolitical environment and other industry changes such as the momentum for electronic bills of lading, the rise of artificial intelligence and ESG challenges. HFW partner Michael Buisset and HFW associate Caroline West, will then take the audience through a lively mock arbitration arguing both cargo interests’ and owners' cases on liability following an attack by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea and considering the current issues there. Speakers   Michael Buisset - HFW Geneva Caroline West - HFW Geneva Kevin Cooper - Navig8 Group Gemma Morgan - Quadrant Chambers Benjamin Joseph - Quadrant Chambers   Date: Wednesday12th June 2024 Time: 9.00am - 10.15am  Registration will commence from 8.30am Venue: The IDRC, 1 Paternoster Lane, London, EC4M 7BQ Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eWT_FzX5 #shipping #legal #law #maritime #webinar #online #inperson #sharing #community

👋 LSLC INVITES MEMBERS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO ATTEND THIS HYBRID IN-PERSON & WEBINAR EVENT HELD IN ASSOCIATION WITH 36 Stone AND Squire Patton Boggs.   Fraudulent Presentation of Shipping Documents under Letters of Credit – how to square the circle   Introduction Letters of credit are meant to provide a smooth conduit for the easy exchange of shipping documents and money in international trade. Fraud, however, unravels all. How easy is it, and how easy should it be, for fraud to justify non-payment against what appears to be a perfectly compliant presentation? Does the “fraud exception” undo letters of credit as the lifeblood of international commerce? The banks find themselves in a difficult predicament cutting across the law of trade finance, the law of carriage of goods by sea and the law of international sales. This predicament has received judicial attention in England and Wales, Canada and Singapore, developments which will be covered by two legal practitioners, one from the Bar and the other a solicitor, and also by a banking practitioner at the hard edge accepting documents despite, or rejecting them because of, fraud. Specific Issues for discussion:   The UCP 600 and compliant presentation The Principle of Autonomy of letters of credit from the underlying transaction Fraud in the documents Fraud in the transaction The banks in the middle – damned if you don’t and damned if you do? Bank Guarantees and fraud in the documents? Chairman: Sir Jeremy Cooke - retired High Court Judge and Arbitrator Panellists: Professor Charles Debattista - Barrister and Arbitrator, Joint Head of 36 Stone Robert Parson - Partner, Squire Patton Boggs @John Turnbull - Executive Advisor, Bank ABC   Date: Wednesday 8th May 2024 Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm Venue: Squire Patton Boggs, 60 London Wall, London, EC2M 5TQ REGISTER TO ATTEND: https://lnkd.in/ekCY3wcm

🚢 LSLC - YMP IN ASSOCIATION WITH Haynes and Boone, LLP AND 4 Pump Court INVITES MEMBERS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO ATTEND THIS HYBRID IN-PERSON & WEBINAR EVENT   SHIPBUILDING AND MARINE ENGINEERING: NEW RISKS – TODAY’S MARKET & TOMORROW’S TECHNOLOGY   Introduction Ships are adopting new technology to meet the demands for greener tonnage, but new and untested technology creates new risks. How are those risks addressed in shipbuilding contracts? What disputes arise as a consequence of adopting new technologies? These are some of the issues that will be considered by our speakers at this event which includes two of the authors of the 5th edition of The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts. Issues to be covered: -The core components of shipbuilding / conversion contracts and finance -Common sources of disputes -Current shipbuilding and marine engineering market trends -How new technologies are giving rise to issues and disputes -An arbitrator’s view of marine engineering and shipbuilding disputes. Speakers:   William Cecil - Partner, Haynes Boone (Chair) Fiona Cain - Counsel, Haynes Boone Andrew Stevens - Barrister, 4 Pump Court Ian Gaunt - Arbitrator and Past President of the LMAA   Date: Tuesday 30th April 2024 Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm (BST) Venue: The IDRC, 1 Paternoster Lane, London, EC4M 7BQ     REGISTER TO ATTEND: https://lnkd.in/eevyRc-t   This webinar/seminar is hosted by The IDRC   The Drinks Reception for in-person delegates which follows, is sponsored by Haynes and Boone, LLP.