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Shipping Contract Terms Force Majeure Clause

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RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV: Certainty v Commerciality

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In this Insight, first published in PLC, James Clarke, Richard Shaw and Anna Blest consider the Supreme Court's decision in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, which confirmed that a party's obligation to exercise...more

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Do reasonable endeavours require accepting non-contractual performance to reach a reasonable outcome?

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In the UK Supreme Court's judgment in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, which was handed down last week, it considered what obligations the words “reasonable endeavours” placed on a party, in the context of a force...more

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MUR Shipping Revisited: When force majeure and reasonable endeavours collide

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In MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd the English Court of Appeal has overturned by majority the judgment of the Commercial Court in MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd [2022] EWHC 467 (Comm) and provided fresh guidance on when alternative...more

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Suez Canal Blockage to Cause Lasting Construction Delays and Owner-Contractor Disputes

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The six-day saga of the Ever Given came to an end on the afternoon of Monday, March 29, when the 1,300-foot cargo ship was finally dislodged from the banks of the Suez Canal. However, with over 300 ships waiting for passage...more

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Impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on International Trade Involving China

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With the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, the "Coronavirus") spreads globally at alarming speed some countries have responded to the crisis by taking measures such as restricting or denying importation from China and requiring...more

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The English Court of Appeal applies 'but for' test to "Force Majeure Clause" – FIDIC’s "Exceptional Events" now under threat?

International Construction Arbitration has received a shock. Consistent with the leading textbooks, a party seeking to rely on force majeure in a construction contract did not have to show that ‘but for’ the force majeure...more

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