In this case, the Sellers were able to claim payment for goods delivered notwithstanding that they were alleged to be defective and the sale contract contained a retention of title clause.

The Court has confirmed that, in the absence of express provision in a voyage charterparty stating how time should be computed in calculating the period for the notification of demurrage claims, the local time and date at the place of discharge determines the date of completion of discharge.

Decree No. 34 of 2021 concerning the Dubai International Arbitration Centre recently came into force, making a number of changes to the arbitration landscape in Dubai. We seek to answer a number of important questions here.

Decree No. (34) of 2021 (“the Decree”) on the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (“DIAC”) was recently issued.

On 14 September 2021 the Government of Dubai issued Decree No. 34 of 2021 concerning the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (the “Decree”), together with the Statute of Dubai International Arbitration Centre (the “Statute”).

The UAE is a shipping hub and, as a result, it is a jurisdiction that has experienced its fair share of abandoned vessels and crew. There have been a number of positive developments in addressing such issues.

Galtrade Limited v. BP Oil International Limited [2021] EWHC 1796 (Comm). In considering a buyer’s claim for wasted expenditure relating to a cargo of off-specification low sulphur straight run fuel oil (“SRFO”), the Court found that the Buyer was not entitled to reject the cargo and was, therefore, in repudiatory breach of contract.

Enemalta Plc v. Standard Club Asia Ltd (MV Di Matteo) [2021] EWHC 1215 (Comm). The English Court has dismissed a P&I Club’s challenge to its jurisdiction.

When reporting last year on the Commercial Court judgment in this case, we commented that it is common in commodity contracts for the parties to agree their main commercial terms in a recap and then to refer to and incorporate industry standard terms in order to complete the contractual arrangements. The challenge then is how to interpret the resulting contract.

Armada Ship Management(s) Pte Ltd v. Schiste Oil and Gas Nigeria Ltd (Armada Tuah 101) [2021] EWHC 1094 (Comm). In this case, the dispute resolution clause in the charterparty was unclear because of the manner in which amendments had been made to its standard terms.

Insurers often perceive subrogated recoveries as challenging and uncertain in this region and that can be true to some extent.

Fimbank PLC v. Discover Investment Corp (Nika, renamed Nord) [2020] EWHC 254 (Comm). The Court has discharged a freezing order that was originally granted on an ex parte basis.