In these challenging times, our teams have been receiving a high volume of queries from clients in the shipping industry about the impact of Covid-19 and key issues such as contracts, Force Majeure and the current picture around safe ports and Charters. To help our clients in the shipping …

The first few weeks of 2020 have proved to be a busy time for our fisheries team, with the UK's exit from the EU and resulting Fisheries Bill, as well as the introduction of an electronic recording system for fishing vessels under 10m in length.   Fisheries Bill Following …

The tragic consequences of the coronavirus continue to be reported around the world, with the World Health Organisation recently declaring the novel coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. In the commercial shipping sector, the impact of the coronavirus is also being felt: companies should not only consider the …

Theresa May's government lost the vote on the deal to leave the European Union on Tuesday, so the question is, what will happen next?  There are many different permutations; here a just a few to consider as Brexit negotiations continue:   No confidence motion Following the vote on Tuesday, …

The recent ‘Scallop Wars’ have highlighted some of the key challenges the fishing industry faces when seeking to operate in line with the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), arising in this case from its interaction with national legislation. Recent events could be seen as a warning of things to come as …

Back in 2016, we reported that the firm had achieved a notable victory in the Supreme Court, having successfully represented a group of King's Lynn fishermen and boat owners in a long running dispute regarding the public right to fish in The Wash. At that time, a number of …

It is an unfortunate but unavoidable fact that accidents or near misses occur in the workplace. When unfortunate accidents do occur, it is important that expert legal advice is sought as soon as possible in order to protect your position and equip you with the guidance and support that’s …

When the ‘Yangtze Xing Hua’ vessel was chartered on an amended New York Produce Exchange form to carry soya bean meal from South America to Iran, she arrived off the discharge port in December 2012. After not being paid by the receivers, the charterers ordered the vessel to wait off …

When the ‘Yangtze Xing Hua’ vessel was chartered on an amended New York Produce Exchange form to carry soya bean meal from South America to Iran, she arrived off the discharge port in December 2012. After not being paid by the receivers, the charterers ordered the vessel to wait off …

Andrew Oliver, a partner in the firm’s Shipping and Transport department, recently visited the world class facilities of Modal Training based at Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, to look at the resources and assess how they could help the firm in assisting clients with the reconstruction of shipping casualties and …

Whether your business is importing or exporting goods, it’s important that you are ready for a so-called ‘hard Brexit’ scenario, in which the United Kingdom would leave the European Union without a trade deal in place. Currently, the UK has access to the EU's internal market which …

In addition to renewable energy generation, the marine environment is host to a number of other activities, many of which occasionally conflict with the activities of offshore renewable operators or those with cables on the sea bed – including the fishing industry. Andrew Oliver, head of our renewable energy group,  looks …