Marine Insurance Legal
Covering the latest law firm activity in the marine insurance sector.
- Mercuria v Baltic Exchange trial begins in London October 28, 2026A legal trial in which one of the world’s top energy and commodity traders, Mercuria Energy Group, is suing the Baltic Exchange over multi-million dollar losses began in London on ....
- The Grande Island: the effect of deletion of standard wording sub-clauses on the interpretation of retained sub-clauses in a time charter October 28, 2026The Commercial Court, in a ruling where a right to appeal has now been denied, it was affirmed that in general it was not permitted to rely on deleted text as an aid to the true ....
- Ukraine will prosecute captain who transported ‘stolen’ grain October 21, 2026Ukraine’s Security Service and Prosecutor General’s Office are to prosecute a Russian merchant ship captain for war crimes as part of the allegations that he was in charge of a ...
- HFW on the case of the Lila Lisbon October 21, 2026William MacLachlan, Partner at sector focused international marine insurer HFW, and Joshua Henry, Associate, have looked at the implications of the case of the Lila Lisbon ....
- Does the BIMCO time charter sanctions clause protect against future sanctions exposure? October 20, 2026Broker Tysers Singapore has announced that William Furness-Smith has been formally appointed Chief Executive Officer, following approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) ....
- Indian court orders repatriation of crew members October 13, 2026The Odisha High Court in India has ordered the repatriation of 23 crew members who were aboard the detained Russian tanker Unity (IMO 9388792) on ....
- MSC will pay for survey of MSC Elsa 3 and surrounding site, says India October 13, 2026Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which was the charterer and operator of the MSC Elsa 3 (IMO 9123221), which sank off the Kerala coast on May 25th 2025 ....
- Gallagher unit buys London-based marine-focused solicitors October 8, 2026Gallagher Bassett, the claims and risk management solutions subsidiary of Illinois-based Arthur J Gallagher & Co, has announced the acquisition of London, UK-based Winter & Co Solicitors LLP. Terms...
- FMC threatens large penalty on COSCO after payment is delayed October 8, 2026Proxy economic spats between Washington DC and Beijing are continuing, with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) last week filing a “Show Cause” order against Chinese carrier COSCO. That order...
- Claimant awarded more than $40m, plus interest, in Commercial Court October 6, 2026In GTLK Malta Four Limited v Pola Maritime Limited and others [2026] the Commercial Court has granted summary judgement in favour of the Claimant, GTLK Malta Four Ltd, a subsidiary of Russian state...