Judgment handed down in Orion Shipping and Trading LLC v Great Asia Maritime LTD [2025] EWCA CIV 1210
THE LILA LISBON: LOSS OF BARGAIN DAMAGES FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER BY THE CANCELLING DATE UNDER THE NORWEGIAN SALEFORM 2012 On 2 October 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down a ground-breaking decision on the recovery of loss of bargain damages under the Norwegian Saleform 2012 for a seller’s failure to deliver by the cancelling […]
7th October 2025
Alexander Wright KC to speak at LSLC-YMP’s webinar on ‘The Grand Amanda’ – Wednesday 15th...
On Wednesday 15th October, Alexander Wright KC will be speaking on the LSLC-YMP’s webinar on ‘The Grand Amanda’ alongside Nick Wilson (MFB), Darryl Kennard (Penningtons) and Stewart Buckingham KC (Quadrant). The Grand Amanda is the most detailed judicial discussion on the scope of the Implied Indemnity since the Court of Appeal decision in The Island […]
Eletson Gas LLC v A Limited & Ors [2025] EWHC 1855 (Comm): important findings by the Commercial Court on the...
A. Introduction On 14 July 2025, judgment was handed down by the Commercial Court in Eletson Gas LLC v A Limited & Ors [2025] EWHC 1855 (Comm). The case concerns an application made under s32 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (“AA”) to resolve a dispute between two rival groups (the fourth to eighth defendants and […]
12th August 2025
Bareboat Charters book published
Earlier this month, the book on Bareboat Charters was released. Authored by Ed Jones, James Leabeater KC, Rani Noakes, Sean O’Sullivan KC, Robert Scrivener, Thomas Steward, James Watthey and Alexander Wright KC, this book examines and explains the law relevant to bareboat or demise charterparties, a common form of maritime contract used by both operators […]
29th April 2025
Judgment handed down in arbitration appeal considering the recovery of loss of bargain damages under clause 14 of...
On 9 August 2024, the High Court handed down judgment in Orion Shipping and Trading Ltd v Great Asia Maritime Limited [2024] EWHC 2075. The dispute concerns the cancellation of a Memorandum of Agreement on the Norwegian Saleform 2012 form (the “MOA”) for the sale of a Capesize bulk carrier, the MV “Lila Lisbon” (the […]
12th August 2024
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2024
4 Pump Court has again been recognised in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide, receiving set rankings for ‘Construction, energy and infrastructure’ (Tier 1) and ‘Shipping and commodities’ (Tier 2). 8 members of Chambers have been commended in the English Bar category across the areas of ‘Commercial’, ‘Construction, energy and infrastructure’ and ‘Shipping and Commodities’. […]
17th January 2024
LISW23 – Contractual risk management: Avoiding disputes and planning for decarbonisation
We are all talking about decarbonisation and new regulations, but who actually bears the risk and how can it be mitigated in practice? As part of London International Shipping Week 2023, legal experts from 4 Pump Court and Wikborg Rein will give short talks with practical pointers on contract management and managing potential disputes in […]
24 members from 4 Pump Court have been commended in the Who’s Who Legal: UK Bar 2023 report across 9 practice areas
We are pleased to announce that 23 members from 4 Pump Court have been commended in the Who’s Who Legal: UK Bar 2023 report across 9 practice areas. Arbitration– Rachel Ansell KC and Nick Vineall KC Business crime defence– Nigel Tozzi KC Construction– Rachel Ansell KC, James Bowling, Sean Brannigan KC, Thomas Crangle, Simon Henderson, […]
14th July 2023
Supreme Court appeal in The Eternal Bliss settled
In The “Eternal Bliss” [2022] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 22, the Court of Appeal held, reversing the first instance decision of Andrew Baker J, that demurrage covers all losses flowing from delay to cargo operations, absent a separate breach of charter. That included a ship owner’s liability to cargo receivers which, on the basis of facts […]
2nd May 2023
Alexander Wright KC and Ed Jones successful in US$30m ship transfer dispute arising out of sanctioning of Russian state...
On 27 January 2023, Foxton J handed down judgment in Gravelor Shipping Limited v GTLK Asia M5 Limited [2023] EWHC 131 (Comm) in which Alexander Wright KC and Ed Jones successfully acted for the Claimant instructed by William Gidman, Philip Kelleher and Sofie Maeland Tykvenko of HFW LLP. The dispute arose from two materially identical […]
27th January 2023
4 Pump Court recognised in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
4 Pump Court is pleased to again be recognised for our work in the Asia Pacific region in the newly published Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide. As a set, we have been ranked tier 1 for ‘construction, energy and infrastructure’ and tier 2 for ‘shipping and commodities’. 8 members have been commended across the […]
20th January 2023
The “Tai Prize”: permission to appeal refused by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has refused permission to appeal in The “Tai Prize”, so affirming the decision of the Court of Appeal ([2021] EWCA Civ 87; [2021] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 36). That decision, commented on more fully here, therefore stands as the leading authority on a number of important issues concerning inter alia the meaning of […]
25th April 2022
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