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Bodily Injury News: Winter 2016 Edition Another successful seminar This year's Bodily Injury Seminar covered a variety of important areas relevant to both US and foreign flag shipowners. Twenty-five…

The Polar Code enters into force on 1 January 2017

Circular 21/16: Proposed amendments to rules and Directors' remuneration OUTLINE A Special General Meeting of The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Limited (UKB)…

Argentina - Time Bars INTRODUCTION In Argentina all the matters concerning the navigation and trade by water are governed, mainly, by Argentinian Maritime Law (Nº 20,094). Where an issue it is not…

Belgium - Time Bars Time Bars under Belgian civil law and Belgian maritime law The rules on the time bar of civil actions are laid down in Book III, Title XX of the Belgian Civil Code ("BCC").…

China - Time Bars Time Bars under Chinese Civil Law and Maritime LawTime bars under Chinese civil law TIME BAR - IN GENERAL The General Provisions of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China…

Maritime Labour Convention - are you compliant? From 18th January 2017 all merchant ships of 500 gross tons or over flagged to a ratifying state and, engaged in international voyages will need to…

Colombia - Time Bars Nature of Claim Time Bar Contract Claims Carriage of goods by sea: 2 years from the date in which the carriage concluded or should have concluded (Commercial…

Cyprus - Time Bars The Limitation of Actionable Rights Law of 2012 (basic Law) along with any amendments, is the Law that regulates the maximum period for claim-filing (legal action) in Cyprus Courts…

Egypt - Time Bars What limitation periods apply to bringing a claim?What triggers a limitation period?Law Articles Contracts: 15 years The term of prescription for obligations is…