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The High Court allowed an appeal on a section 69 point of law concerning demurrage, holding that laytime does not start on an invalid NOR absent agreement, waiver, or estoppel.
Trans Trade RK SA v Sebat Shipping and Trading Company [2026] EWHC 950 (Comm) (28 April 2026)
High Court appeal on laytime and demurrage in a voyage charterparty. The court held the tribunal erred in treating cargo operations as starting laytime without a valid NOR or waiver.
SLB & Ors v PAK & Ors [2026] EWHC 449 (Comm) (02 March 2026)
High Court appeal under section 69 Arbitration Act 1996 on whether a shipbuilding refund-guarantee deadline was a condition or an innominate term.
White Rock Corporation Ltd v Middle Volga Shipping Company & Anor [2025] EWHC 2089 (Comm) (07 August 2025)
The Commercial Court held White Rock had not shown a good arguable case that Middle Volga was bound by the charterparty or its jurisdiction clause.
The High Court dismissed a section 69 arbitration appeal over a charterparty indemnity, holding owners could recover foreign judgment liability for inherent-vice cargo damage.
The High Court held that Tonzip was not entitled to refuse loading a cargo on sanctions grounds, so its damages claim failed. 2Rivers succeeded on its counterclaim.
Sino East Transportation Ltd v Grand Amazon Shipping Ltd [2025] EWHC 1990 (Comm) (30 July 2025)
The High Court dismissed a section 69 appeal, holding that a time charterer’s implied indemnity covered owners’ liability for a foreign judgment over cargo damage from inherent vice.
Perfect Marine Ltd v Sodrugestvo Turkey Tarim Tasimacilik Ithalat Ihracat Ticaret AS & Ors [2025] EWHC 1940 (Comm) (25 July 2025)
The High Court refused to summarily dismiss cargo shortage and misrepresentation counterclaims in a Hague Rules dispute, holding the time-bar point should go to trial.
Batavia Eximp & Contracting (S) Pte Ltd v Pedregal Maritime SA (Re The Taikoo Brilliance) [2025] EWHC 1878 (Comm) (22 July 2025)
High Court of England and Wales considered two Hague-Visby issues: whether Singapore security proceedings were a “suit” for time-bar purposes, and what suffices to state deck cargo in a bill of lading.
Section 69 appeals on Hague-Visby Rules: Singapore security proceedings were not a “suit,” but the bills of lading sufficiently stated deck cargo.
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