Navigating State Immunity in Admiralty Claims
The Maritime Brief Insights from Arun Kasi & Co The Maritime Brief Insights from Arun Kasi & Co Navigating State Immunity in Admiralty Claims Can a foreign State’s cargo be arrested in an in rem action in the UK courts? This article explores how the State Immunity Act 1978 applies to Admiralty claims, and analyses […]
Common Charterparty Mistakes: How Cargo Interests Unintentionally Frustrate Chosen Dispute Resolution Mode and Law in Cargo Claims
Download PDF MLB 31 | 6 May 2025 Downloads: Share this article Common Charterparty Mistakes: How Cargo Interests Unintentionally Frustrate the Chosen Dispute Resolution Mode and Law in Cargo Claims Adjunct Prof. Dr. Arun Kasi A cargo interest, who may be an importer, exporter, a reseller, enters into a voyage charterparty with a vessel interest, […]
Arrest of Charterer’s Ship for Hire, Freight, Demurrage, etc Arrears: Arrest beyond Sister Ship
What is in this Blog? Sec 20(2)(e)-(s) Senior Courts Act 1981. Sec 21(4) Senior Courts Act 1981. ThePremina 108 (Singapore CA, 1976) The Span Terza (England, CA 1981) The Djatianom (or The Djatisari) (Hong Kong, HC 1982) The Fua Kavenga (New Zealand, HC 1987) The Tychy (England, HC 1999) Download PDF MLB 26 | 24 […]
Ship Arrest to enforce Arbitral Award
What is in this Blog? Award and Arrest Does in rem cause merge into in personam judgment/award. Sec 34 Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982. The Indian Grace (No. 2) The Bumbusti and The Chong Bong The Atlas Download PDF MLB 25 | 10 March 2025 Downloads: Share this article Ship Arrest to enforce an […]
Merchant Shipping Ordinance (MSO) 1952 [Parts IIA, IIB and IIC] | Malaysian ship, ship registries and domestic shipping licence (DSL) | History and Geography
What is in this Blog? MSO 1952 History and Geography of:o Part IIA (Malaysian ship)o Part IIB (Ship registries)o Part IIC (DSL) Download PDF MLB 2429 January 2025 Downloads: Share this article Merchant Shipping Ordinance (MSO) 1952 [Parts IIA, IIB and IIC]: Malaysian ship, ship registries and domestic shipping licence (DSL) | History and Geography […]
Domestic Shipping Licence for foreign ships in Malaysia | the “cabotage” rule
What is in this Blog? What is “domestic shipping”? Who may engage in domestic shipping? What is a Malaysian ship and who may own it?o TSR routeo MISR Route Download PDF MLB 2325 October 2024 Downloads: Share this article Talk by Dr. Arun Kasi on “Domestic Shipping Licence and Foreign Vessels – the Cabotage rule” […]
Time counts, but in which time zone?
What is in this Blog? Calculating days and fractional days in charterparties. Calculating short time limits. Event commencing time limit in one zone and act completing it in another zone. Impact of daylight saving adjustments on time limits. Calculating one-year time limit in Hague-Visby Rules. Download PDF MLB 1515 May 2023 Downloads: Share this article […]
Maersk v Mercuria Energy: Anti-Suit Injunction granted as a matter of course when cargo claim instituted in breach of exclusive jurisdiction clause if foreign proceedings have not advanced too far – forum conveniens is no answer
What is in this Blog? Maersk A/S v Mercuria Energy Trading SA”_ [2021] EWHC 2856 (Comm) Factors to consider for Anti-Suit injunction. Download PDF MLB 146 February 2023 Downloads Share this article Maersk v Mercuria Energy: Anti-Suit Injunction granted as a matter of course when cargo claim instituted in breach of exclusive jurisdiction clause if […]
The “Thorco Lineage” [2023]: Hague-Visby Rules liability limitation extends to economic loss | The “Limnos” [2008] not followed
What is in this Blog? For Economic Loss, is there a liability limit? If so, is it calculated based on the entire cargo that suffered the economic loss? Or based only on the cargo that suffered physical damage? Download PDF MLB 13 27 January 2023 Downloads: Share this article The “Thorco Lineage” [2023] EWHC 26 […]
Hague/Hague-Visby Rules and Common Law Doctrine of Stages | A revisit to The Makedonia [1962] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 316
What is in this Blog? Hague/Hague-Visby Rules and Common Law Doctrine of Stages. A revisit to The Makedonia [1962] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 316. Download PDF MLB 123 December 2022 Downloads: Share this article Hague/Hague-Visby Rules and Common Law Doctrine of StagesA revisit to The Makedonia [1962] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 316 Dr. Arun Kasi This article […]