About this event: This talk will deal with recent developments in English law concerning remedies for breach of an arbitration clause. Cases such as The Front Comor have made it impossible for an English court to grant an anti suit injunction, at any rate in cases with a European dimension, while the very recent decision of the Court of Appeal in The Wadi Sudr has shown that public policy will not prevent recognition of a judgment obtained in breach of an arbitration clause. However, this does not mean that arbitrators have no power to provide an appropriate remedy, either by granting an injunction themselves or by awarding damages as in CMA-CGM v. Hyundai, while in non-EU cases the role of the courts and of arbitrators continues to develop in parallel (Starlight Shipping v. Tai Ping and The Kallang/The Duden). The talk will also review the 2 latest cases in shipping law to reach the English courts, such as Midgulf International v. Groupe Chimiche Tunisien.

Who should attend

• Lawyers 
• In-house counsel & legal officers working in shipping, insurance and trade
• Managers in the shipping, insurance and trade industry 

Seminar Programme

CHAIRMAN 

Simon Davidson specialises in shipping, focussing mainly on dispute resolution arising from charterparties, bills of lading, shipbuilding, collisions, fire and explosion, salvage, general average, groundings, total loss, towage, offshore and limitation. He is described as a “fine exponent of dry work” and “very competent and able” in his specialism of marine and commodity trading litigation, in Chambers Guide to Leading Lawyers 2006. Simon is Treasurer of the Maritime Law Association of Singapore.

SPEAKERS 

20 Essex Street is a leading and long-established set of commercial barristers’ chambers whose members offer great breadth and depth of legal expertise and litigation experience. Members of chambers are instructed on behalf of individual, corporate and governmental clients from around the world to advise and appear as advocates in court or arbitration in relation to a broad range of disputes. 20 Essex Street is also home to a number of highly respected domestic and international arbitrators and mediators, some of whom were previously judges either in the UK or overseas. The members of 20 Essex Street have been invited by the Singapore Ministry of Law to take part in the development of the country's new International Arbitration Centre at Maxwell Chambers and have established offices in Maxwell Chambers 

Stephen Males, Queen’s Counsel 

Stephen Males became Queen’s Counsel in 1998. His practice involves a wide range of international commercial disputes, including all aspects of international trade and sale of goods, as well as shipping, insurance, banking, professional negligence and energy law. Many cases raise issues of private international law and of arbitration law and practice. Stephen also acts frequently as an arbitrator (SIAC, ICC, LCIA, LMAA). Identified in the leading directories he “gets results through tenacity and courtesy” and is an “astute and smooth advocate” 

Michael Collett was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1995. His areas of practice include shipping (charterparty, bill of lading, shipbuilding and ship sale and purchase disputes) carriage of goods by road, international trade, commodities, conflicts of laws, insurance (including Marine & P & I cover), reinsurance and banking. Michael also accepts appointments as arbitrator. He is identified by the leading directories as a leading junior for shipping and commodities with comments that he is a “rising star” and “simply outstanding"

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