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Quadrant On Shipping | Issue 7 | Autumn 2025

The last year has been an eventful one, with continued economic and geopolitical uncertainty creating both challenges and opportunities for businesses...

Worldwide Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

10 Things To Know About Shipping Law And Practice In Scotland

Much of the underlying substantive law with maritime disputes is the same under Scots law and English law.

United Kingdom Transport

BP

Burness Paull

ETS At Sea: Interim Response Published On The Expansion Of UK ETS To The Maritime Sector

On 21 July 2025, the UK ETS Authority (the "Authority") published an interim response to its November 2024 consultation (the "Consultation") on the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (the "UK ETS") to include emissions from the maritime sector from 1 July 2026 (the "Interim Response")...

United Kingdom Transport

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A Cross-firm Team Successfully Completes Major Programme For Ministry Of Defence

A cross-firm team has successfully completed the Defence Marine Services (DMS) programme for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The programme, spanning over six years, involved competitive and single...

United Kingdom Government

GW

Gowling WLG

Revised Ports National Policy Statement Out For Consultation

United Kingdom Transport

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Trade Regulation Impact On Supply Chain

Worldwide International

A

AlixPartners

Tariffs Leave All In Their Wake At TPM 2025: Key Takeaways From The Conference

United Kingdom International

A

AlixPartners

Fly Me To The Moon, Let Me 3D Print Among The Stars

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

"Paramount" Means "Paramount": Contracting Out Of The Hague Rules Time-bar (Or Not) - Benjamin Coffer & Caleb Kirton

United Kingdom Litigation

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Rough Seas Ahead For Global Container Shipping Industry As It Weathers Capacity Changes, New Alliances, Shifting Trade Routes, And Geopolitical Trade Tensions

United Kingdom Transport

A

AlixPartners

2025 Container Shipping Outlook: Navigating The Crosscurrents

United Kingdom Transport

A

AlixPartners

Tonnage Limitation & Res Judicata: The Right To Limit Is A Cause Of Action; And Declarations Mean What They Say - Chirag Karia KC & Jakob Reckhenrich

United Kingdom Litigation

QC

Quadrant Chambers

How Could Hardware Help With Decarbonising Ports?

United Kingdom Energy

PC

Potter Clarkson

Hazardous Materials And Mis-Declared Cargoes: The Risks And Potential Impact For Ports And Terminals (Podcast)

United Kingdom Transport

W

WTW

Otter Chaos: Legal Considerations When Using AI Notetakers

United Kingdom Technology

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Consumer Products Corner - Can The Revenue Resurgence Withstand The Next Wave Of Tariffs?

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 22 August 2025

Worldwide Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 15 August 2025

Worldwide Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Future Network Strategy For CO₂ Transport And Storage

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Settling The Seas: Tribunal Approves Further Collective Settlements In RoRo Shipping Class Action

On 15 January 2025, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the Tribunal) handed down its judgment approving the second and third settlement agreements...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

M

Macfarlanes LLP

The Polar, Piracy In The Gulf Of Aden - Herculito Maritime Ltd V. Gunvor International BV (The "Polar") [2024] UKSC 2

On 17 January 2024 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Herculito Maritime Ltd v. Gunvor International BV (the "Polar") [2024] UKSC 2, which considered the ramifications of a piratical seizure in the Gulf of Aden...

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Hedging And Damages For Breach Of Contract

In Rhine Shipping v Vitol [2024], the Court of Appeal upheld the decision that Vitol's internal swaps, unaffected by Rhine's breach of contract, did not reduce Vitol's damages. Rhine's re-cast appeal was dismissed due to lack of trial evidence.

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Who Has The Right To Limit?

A recent ruling clarified that slot charterers, including Maersk and Bengal Tiger Line, qualify as "charterers" under Article 1(2) of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, allowing them to limit liability for losses.

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

The Star Antares – Which York Antwerp Rules Appy Under The Congenbill 1994 Form?

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It - The Law Commission Recommends Only Limited Reform Of The Arbitration Act 1996

United Kingdom Litigation

QC

Quadrant Chambers

GAFTA Default Clause Again: What Is The Date Of Default For An Anticipatory Repudiatory Breach Of Contract?

United Kingdom Commercial

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Sharp v Viterra: Supreme Court Elevates Mitigation To A Fundamental Principle Of Damages And Confirms Limits On S. 69 Appeals

United Kingdom Litigation

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Sanctions, Force Majeure And Reasonable Endeavours In The Supreme Court

United Kingdom International

QC

Quadrant Chambers

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Paying The Price: Court Of Appeal Holds Debt Still Due When Non-fulfilment Of A Condition Precedent Is Caused By The Buyer's Own Breach

United Kingdom Transport

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

How To Reduce Transit Risks In Food, Beverage And Agriculture

United Kingdom Healthcare

W

WTW

Call To Action By Shipping Industry To Accelerate Zero-Emission Fuels

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

The Article III Rule 6 Time Bar Applies To Breaches After Discharge Under Both The Hague And Hague-Visby Rules

United Kingdom Litigation

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Paying The Price: Court Of Appeal Holds Debt Still Due When Non-fulfilment Of A Condition Precedent Is Caused By The Buyer's Own Breach

The Court of Appeal in King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC upheld sellers' rights to claim deposits as debts despite buyers' breaches preventing a condition precedent. The ruling reinforces contractual obligations and limits reliance on wrongful non-fulfillment defenses.

United Kingdom Transport

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

How To Reduce Transit Risks In Food, Beverage And Agriculture

From farm to table, almost 14% of food is lost or wasted. This blog explores transit and storage challenges in the food, beverage, and agriculture industry and how companies can mitigate these losses.

United Kingdom Healthcare

W

WTW

Call To Action By Shipping Industry To Accelerate Zero-Emission Fuels

The shipping industry, a major greenhouse gas emitter, aims to adopt 5-10% zero-emission fuels by 2030, necessitating doubled green hydrogen production and a sustainable supply chain to meet climate goals set at COP29.

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

The Article III Rule 6 Time Bar Applies To Breaches After Discharge Under Both The Hague And Hague-Visby Rules

The Supreme Court today handed down judgment in FIMBank Plc. v KCH Shipping Co. Ltd, holding that the time bar in Article III rule 6 of the Hague and the Hague-Visby Rules will apply...

United Kingdom Litigation

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Foiling The Problems With Tankers...

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

Lead Article: MUR Shipping: Contractual Certainty Vs. Commercial Flexibility In English Law

The U.K. Supreme Court's May 2024 decision in RTI Ltd. v. MUR Shipping BV clarified two points: (1) the scope of "reasonable endeavours" in force majeure clauses, and (2) whether a party must accept pragmatic, non-contractual solutions. The Court upheld contractual certainty, emphasizing that non-contractual performance need not be accepted unless explicitly stated.

United Kingdom Transport

QE

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

An "AI-Powered" Autonomous Submarine

Bristol-based Beam has launched the world's first AI-driven autonomous underwater vehicle to inspect offshore wind turbines in Scotland. This "embodied AI" solution enhances safety by eliminating human underwater inspections, providing faster, higher-quality data, and reducing costs for underwater surveys.

United Kingdom Technology

MC

Marks & Clerk

UK Government Announces New Civil Enforcement Powers On Trade Sanctions And Launch Of Office Of Trade Sanctions Implementation

The 2024 Trade, Aircraft, and Shipping Sanctions Regulations empower UK authorities to impose substantial civil penalties for breaches, enforce reporting obligations, and proactively investigate non-compliance, enhancing sanctions enforcement.

United Kingdom International

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Announces New Civil Enforcement Powers On Trade Sanctions

On 12 September 2024, the UK Government introduced the Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024, empowering the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation to enforce sanctions with civil penalties, effective 10 October 2024.

United Kingdom International

G

Gherson

UK Government Strengthens Enforcement Of Trade, Aircraft And Shipping Sanctions

United Kingdom International

RG

Ropes & Gray LLP

Letters Of Indemnity And The Quest For An Undisclosed Principal: The "Xing Zhi Hai"

United Kingdom Transport

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Hazardous Materials And Ports: Mis-declared Cargoes Continue To Highlight Industry Safety Issues

Worldwide Transport

W

WTW

Impending Container Port Strike: Actions Importers Can Take Now To Navigate Disruption

United Kingdom Transport

A

AlixPartners

UK Government Launches Office Of Trade Sanctions Implementation To Enforce UK Trade Sanctions

United Kingdom International

MB

Mayer Brown

How Can We Use Data To Help Decarbonise Ports?

United Kingdom Transport

PC

Potter Clarkson

EU ETS Expansion To Shipping Spurs Demand For Carbon And Credit Insurance In The Maritime Industry

European Union Transport

W

WTW

Navigating Maritime Liability - The Italian Authorities Investigate The Sinking Of The Bayesian

United Kingdom Transport

GP

Giambrone & Partners

Salvage Agreements: New LOF 2024 And The Related London Market Default Clause 2024

United Kingdom Transport

HD

Hill Dickinson

Navigating The Waves Of Change

United Kingdom Transport

A

AlixPartners

Can Anti-Fouling Innovations Help Shipping Become More Environmentally Friendly?

United Kingdom Transport

PC

Potter Clarkson

Parcel Delivery Spotlight UK August 2024: Distribution & Logistics Industry

United Kingdom Transport

AC

Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Can Biofuels Help Shipping Achieve A Greener Future?

United Kingdom Transport

PC

Potter Clarkson

Retail Bottom Line Feels Heat From Fast, Free Shipping

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Decarbonising Shipping: Cleantech Propulsion Technologies

United Kingdom Energy

PC

Potter Clarkson

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DG

Dixcart Group Limited

Trouble At Sea: The Legal Implications Of The Red Sea Attacks (Video)

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Junior Shipping Breakfast - Anti-Suit Injunctions In Shipping Claims (Video)

QC

Quadrant Chambers

The Thorco Lineage: Limitation Under The Hague-Visby Rules Where There Is Physical Damage And Economic Loss (Video)

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Arbitral Appeals Under S.69... "Question Of Law" - No Second Bites (Round 2) - Simon Rainey QC (Video)

QC

Quadrant Chambers

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