We are delighted to release the sixth edition of 'Quadrant on Shipping'. Saira Paruk provides the editorial, and our barristers round up key cases in the shipping sector over the last year into this one publication. The quality, breadth and depth of shipping work that Quadrant undertakes with our clients is reflected in the articles in this edition, which we hope you will find helpful and interesting.

This edition includes analysis of four Supreme Court decisions which Quadrant counsel were involved in:

• Herculito Maritime Ltd v. Gunvor International
• BV Sharp Corp Ltd v. Viterra BV
• RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV
• FIMBank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd

You can download previous editions on the right. 

Hard Copy: We will be circulating some hard copies of Quadrant on Shipping. If you would like to receive one, please email marketing@quadrantchambers.com and indicate an address you would like it sent to. 

Content:

• Employment orders and the navigational fault defence - Mercuria Energy Trading PTE v Raphael Cotonor Investments Ltd [2023] EWHC 2978 (Comm)
• Are Internal ‘Hedges’ Relevant to the Assessment of Damages - RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18
• The “F1” - MOK Petro Energy v. Argo (No. 604) Limited (The “F1”) [2024] EWHC 1935 (Comm)
• Sharp v Viterra: Supreme Court elevates mitigation to a fundamental principle of damages and confirms limits on s. 69 appeals - Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV [2024] UKSC 14
• GAFTA Default Clause Again: What is the date of default for an anticipatory repudiatory breach of contract?
• If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it - The Law Commission recommends only limited reform of the Arbitration Act 1996 
• The Star Antares – Which York Antwerp Rules Appy under the Congenbill 1994 Form? - Star Axe I LLC v Royal & Sun Alliance Luxembourg S.A. and Others (The “Star Antares”) [2023] EWHC 2784 (Comm)
• You can’t pick and choose - A useful restatement that third parties suing an insured’s insurers direct are as much bound by the terms of the insurance contract as the insured - The London Steam-Ship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v Trico Maritime & Others [2024] EWHC 884 (Comm)
• Hedging and Damages for Breach of Contract- Rhine Shipping DMCC v Vitol SA [2024] EWCA Civ 580
• Quadrant Basics in Ten – new videos out now
• The Polar, Piracy in the Gulf of Aden - Herculito Maritime Ltd v. Gunvor International BV (the “Polar”) [2024] UKSC 2
• The Article III Rule 6 time bar applies to breaches after discharge under both the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules - FIMBank Plc v KCH Shipping Co. Ltd (The Giant Ace) [2024] UKSC 38
• London International Shipping Week