
NAVIGATING THE LATEST CHANGES TO THE SHIPPING AND COMMODITIES LANDSCAPE |
Introduction
On 12 June 2024, the LSLC Young Maritime Professionals, in collaboration with HFW, will host a topical breakfast seminar at the IDRC in London. The event will also be live On-Line.
Kevin Cooper of Navig8 as well as Benjamin Joseph and Gemma Morgan from Quadrant Chambers shall focus the discussion on recent hot topics and provide a legal outlook for 2024 focusing in particular on:
- The Supreme Court’s clarification on the interpretation of Force Majeure clauses in the wake of the decision in RTI Ltd. v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18; and
- The ongoing disruptive geopolitical environment and other industry changes.
HFW partner Michael Buisset and HFW associate Caroline West, will then take the audience through a lively mock arbitration arguing both cargo interests’ and owners’ cases on liability following an attack by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea and considering the current issues there.
Speakers
- Michael Buisset – HFW Geneva
- Caroline West – HFW Geneva
- Kevin Cooper – Navig8
- Gemma Morgan – Barrister, Quadrant Chambers
- Benjamin Joseph – Barrister, Quadrant Chambers
Date: Wednesday12th June 2024
Time: 9.00am – 10.15am
Registration will commence from 8.30am
Venue: The IDRC, 1 Paternoster Lane, London, EC4M 7BQ
Breakfast hosted by HFW Geneva will be served from 8.30am – 9.00am |
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