THE CENTRE INVITES MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS TO ATTEND THIS JOINT LSLC & SCMA HYBRID EVENT
Sanctions and Shipping: An Evolving Landscape
Introduction
The evolving sanctions regime against the Russian Federation, including issues pertinent to shipping and insurance law, as at November 2022;
Current issues and concerns regarding charterparty force majeure and exception clauses, in relation to the blockage (and unblockage) of ports in Ukraine;
Mur Shipping v RTI – regarding whether an obligation to pay freight in US$, which is made impossible by virtue of sanctions against the Russian Federation, can be discharged in a non-contractual currency (EUR) pursuant to an express or implied obligation to use reasonable endeavours to overcome a force majeure event. Alternatively, whether reasonable endeavours obligations do not extend to effectively varying the contractual currency provisions.
The members of the panel Moderator – Maureen Poh – Helmsman LLC Panellists: Roderick Cordara KC – Essex Court Chambers Ian Teo – Helmsman LLC, Singapore Francis Hornyold-Strickland – 36 Stone Karnan Thirupathy – Kennedys Law LLP
Date: Thursday 24th November 2022 9.00am to 10.30am VIRTUAL FOR UK DELEGATES To be hosted simultaneously in Singapore (hybrid) at Maxwell Chambers
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