THE CENTRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING AND THE INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF P&I CLUBS INVITES MEMBERS AND OTHER SHIPPING PROFESSIONALS TO ATTEND THIS HYBRID IN-PERSON & WEBINAR EVENT
Shipowners’ right to limit liability under international conventions:
Ground breaking agreement reached at the IMO on the interpretation of the test for breaking shipowners’ right to limit liability
Introduction
A shipowner’s right to limit liability for certain maritime claims is enshrined in UK law, through implementation of specific international Conventions as adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Such a right exists save for in limited circumstances, as prescribed in a test for breaking shipowners’ right to limit liability as contained in the Conventions. However certain maritime cases, most notably the Spanish Supreme Court ruling of 2016 in the Prestige (2002), have highlighted significant inconsistencies over the meaning and understanding of this test and have raised raised serious questions over the future sustainability of the IMO Convention system governing limitation, liability and compensation for certain maritime claims, in particular ship sourced oil pollution damage.
This event will explain the ambitious and unprecedented work undertaken at the IMO to develop and agree a Unified Interpretation (UI) of the test for breaking shipowners’ right to limit liability, and the background to that work, the process involved in developing such a UI and the agreement that was ultimately reached.
The speakers include a number of persons who were involved in this work and who represent the shipowning, P&I and legal industries at the IMO.
Chairman: Kiran Khosla – International Chamber of Shipping
Speakers:
David Baker – The International Group of P & I Clubs
Prof. Dr. Dieter Schwampe – Arnecke, Sibeth Dabelstein (Hamburg)
Date: Monday 23rd January 2023 at 6.00pm
The seminar and webcast will take place at  The UK Club/Thomas Miller,
90 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4ST
Post-event Reception Drinks hosted by the UK Club/Thomas Miller
 from 7.30pm
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