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New BIMCO Law & Arbitration clause will clarify arbitration processes

If a contractual dispute escalates and one of the parties want to involve arbitrators, it is essential that notices of commencement of proceedings and the appointment of arbitrators are properly served to the right people. BIMCO’s new Law & Arbitration Clause will address these issues with a provisi... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Explanatory notes

Subclause (a) determines the governing law; the place of arbitration; the applicable arbitration legislation; and the seat of arbitration (where the arbitration takes place in a jurisdiction other than the agreed place of arbitration). It is an “exclusive” arbitration agreement. This is emphasised b... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Explanatory notes

Subclause (a) determines the governing law; the place of arbitration; the applicable arbitration legislation; and the seat of arbitration (where the arbitration takes place in a jurisdiction other than the agreed place of arbitration). It is an “exclusive” arbitration agreement. This is emphasised b... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Joanne Palin

Joanne is a Legal Director in HFW’s  London office and specialises in shipping litigation, focussing on contractual shipping disputes including those arising out of charterparty and bill of lading contracts, cargo claims, dangerous cargo, bunker disputes and shipbuilding disputes. She represents own... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Conor-Warde

Conor Warde is the Head of Ship Finance for Asia at CMS and is based in Hong Kong. He is admitted in Hong Kong, England & Wales, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the US jurisdictions of Maryland and Washington, DC. He has a diverse practice advising clients on transactional, corporate, regu... Please follow the link to continue reading.