Charterparty insurance provisions: Herculito Maritime Ltd and Others v Gunvor International BV and Others (The “Polar”) [2024] UKSC 2; [2024] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 85
Charterparty insurance provisions: Herculito Maritime Ltd and Others v Gunvor International BV and Others (The “Polar”) [2024] UKSC 2; [2024] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 85
The Supreme Court in Herculito v Gunvor agreed with Teare J and the Court of Appeal that the shipowner was entitled to claim piracy ransom paid under a general average bond, but with a radically different ratio focusing on the absence in the voyage charterparty of an “insurance code or fund”.
Maritime law, Shipping law, Marine insurance law
10-12
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
73a98539-9a14-4e63-bb53-5a7c365ad6e4
16 February 2024
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
73a98539-9a14-4e63-bb53-5a7c365ad6e4
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
(2024)
Charterparty insurance provisions: Herculito Maritime Ltd and Others v Gunvor International BV and Others (The “Polar”) [2024] UKSC 2; [2024] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 85.
Lloyd's Shipping & Trade Law, 24 (1), .
Abstract
The Supreme Court in Herculito v Gunvor agreed with Teare J and the Court of Appeal that the shipowner was entitled to claim piracy ransom paid under a general average bond, but with a radically different ratio focusing on the absence in the voyage charterparty of an “insurance code or fund”.
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Submitted date: 18 January 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 16 February 2024
Published date: 16 February 2024
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Maritime law, Shipping law, Marine insurance law
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/488735
ISSN: 2577-5219
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