High Court: Admiralty Court judgments, 2020

Claims for contractual interest, administrative charges and collection costs arising from the non-payment of bunkers may fall within the Admiralty jurisdiction…

For the adjudicative jurisdiction under section 10(4)(a) of the State Immunity Act 1978, state-owned cargo carried under ordinary commercial contracts may be…

In a collision involving vessels in convoy in the Suez Canal, the Collision Regulations required each vessel to make a full appraisal of the developing…

In an in rem Admiralty claim, judgment in default should not be entered where an acknowledgment of service or defence has been filed before judgment, even if…

For the purposes of Merchant Shipping Act 1995, a marina formed by floating pontoons may constitute a “dock” where its pontoons fall within the ordinary…

Under article 1(2) of the Limitation Convention 1976, “the operator of a ship” is not confined to the person responsible for the vessel’s overall management.…

An Admiralty sale should not routinely be set aside, particularly after the sale process has substantially progressed. The court should protect the integrity…

Where a contract names a company as principal, that description is evidence of the intended contractual relationship and places a substantial burden on the…

In an in rem collision claim, the court may grant judgment in default where the defendant has failed to acknowledge service and the relevant time has expired.…

Where contractual documents securing the same indebtedness contain an inconsistency, the operative provisions prevail over an inconsistent recital. A…