Maritime law in 2020: a review of developments in case law
Maritime law in 2020: a review of developments in case law
2020 was dominated by decisions not on substance but on procedure, whether on jurisdiction, arrest, ship sale or other matters. Few weighty substantive decisions emerged, especially in the second half of the year. Besides the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the work of courts, which transitioned to remote hearings, it may also have reduced the appetite for litigation and induced some settlements. A smaller number of judgments does not therefore necessarily translate into a backlog of Athenas crouching to spring from the head of Zeus. Where settlement is impossible, in cases of fraud or insolvency, litigation will often involve unusual constellations of parties, and this was in evidence in a year that notably saw a shipowner suing a voyage charterer for demurrage and costs, where the costs were a settlement with a bill of lading holder.
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
73a98539-9a14-4e63-bb53-5a7c365ad6e4
17 March 2021
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
73a98539-9a14-4e63-bb53-5a7c365ad6e4
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
(2021)
Maritime law in 2020: a review of developments in case law
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2020 was dominated by decisions not on substance but on procedure, whether on jurisdiction, arrest, ship sale or other matters. Few weighty substantive decisions emerged, especially in the second half of the year. Besides the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the work of courts, which transitioned to remote hearings, it may also have reduced the appetite for litigation and induced some settlements. A smaller number of judgments does not therefore necessarily translate into a backlog of Athenas crouching to spring from the head of Zeus. Where settlement is impossible, in cases of fraud or insolvency, litigation will often involve unusual constellations of parties, and this was in evidence in a year that notably saw a shipowner suing a voyage charterer for demurrage and costs, where the costs were a settlement with a bill of lading holder.
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