How can you exit early a contract that has become unaffordable as a result of a downturn in business due to COVID 19?

Who qualifies as an 'opertor' and/or 'manager' of a Vessel under the Limitation Convention 1976?

The International Chamber of Shipping has issued Guidance for safe shipboard interface between ship and shore personnel, in response to COVID 19.

There has been a huge rise in large demurrage claims resulting from extended Vessel delays at Indian ports due to the Indian Government's 'lockdown' order in March.

IY LEGAL has recently won a complex LMAA Arbitration concerning a failed Petcoke shipment to Tunisia.  

During the COVID 19 crisis, we remain ‘open’ and ‘at work’ full time as usual, assisting clients with a wide range of contractual and non-performance issues and disputes.

That was the interesting question recently before the Commercial Court, which we discuss in this article.

2020 Legal Awards success for IY LEGAL.  

Happy Year of the Rat (Chinese New Year 2020) to all of our Chinese clients, supporters and friends.

A very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year to all of our clients, supporters and friends!

Congratulations to Studio Legale Lauro and the other organisers of the 10th Edition of the annual 'Shipping & the Law Conference' in Naples, Italy.

IY LEGAL has been advising a London/Swiss group of commodity traders and investors on setting up a new electronic platform for trading physical Petcoke, with a price index and standardised sale/purchase terms. 

In the last few months we have advised a new Mutual Insurer to set up a range of Risk Cover policies for its business Members.

In a recent General Average case (Alize v Allianze Elementar [2019]), the English Admiralty Court had to decide whether or not a vessel was legally ‘unseaworthy’ by virtue of a defective passage plan and found that is was!

We have recently assisted a well-known tug operator acquire a EUROS 20 million plus interest in a large fleet of tugs and salvage vessels.