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Malaysia - Time Bars In Malaysia, the principal act of limitation is set out in the Limitation Act 1953 ("the Act") basically based on the English Limitation Act 1939 which was since then replaced…

Myanmar - Time Bars As Myanmar resumes its place in the modern world, particularly the world of international commerce, its legal system will accept what all the civilized legal systems do accept. As…

Thailand - Time Bars As a civil law country, the general provisions of prescription are provided by the Civil and Commercial Code ("the Code") in its Book I, Title IV, Chapters I and II which came…

Vietnam - Time Bars Last updated November 2018 The time bars are defined under Article 149 of the Civil Code 2015 (to become effective from 01 January 2017) that time bar means a time-limit provided…

United Arab Emirates - Time Bars UAE Maritime Code 1981 Nature of ClaimTime Bar Claims arising out of contract of carriage/Bills of Lading 1 year from the date of delivery or on the…

Amendments to US/Cuba Sanctions - easing of the '180 day rule' Summary In October 2016 the U.S. Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced further amendments to the Cuban Asset…

Risk Focus: Hatch Covers Are the ships’ hatch covers weathertight? This seemingly simple but important question is what surveyors, whether acting on behalf of P&I clubs, shippers, charterers or…

ECM Client Alert 10-2017: Panama Canal Advisory A-15-2017 - Modification to Fuel Requirements in Canal Waters The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a new Advisory A‐15‐2017 which clarifies…

Ukraine - Time Bars Time Bars (TB) is the period of time allowed for filling a claim to court for the protection of civil rights or interests (art. 256 Civil Code of Ukraine). The duration of…

Circular 4/17: Review of open policy years