London Arbitration 21/10

Arbitration practice - Costs

(2010) 808 LMLN 2

Costs

London Arbitration 7/08

Freight – Calculation of freight rate – Arbitration – Costs – Costs of successful party reduced by reason of prolix submissions

(2008) 748 LMLN 2

Costs, Hire Rate/Payment

VV and another v VW – Singapore High Court (Judith Prakash J) – 24 January 2008

Arbitration – Procedure – Costs – Arbitrator awarding successful defendant costs of $2.25 million where amount at stake in the arbitration was $927,000 – Whether costs award should be set aside – Whether principle of proportionality offended – Whether Singapore public policy engaged – Whether arbitrator lacked jurisdiction to award costs in respect of defendant’s counterclaims – Whether arbitrator breached rules of natural justice

(2008) 741 LMLN 3

Arbitration, Jurisdiction, Procedure, Awards, Costs

London Arbitration 7/05

Charterparty - Tanker voyage charter - Samples of cargo of 2 ethyl-hexanol found to contain particles - Whether cargo contaminated - Whether source of alleged contamination came from shore tank/line or vessel - Whether charterers liable for demurrage, freight, deadfreight and damages - Costs

(2005) 662 LMLN 3

Costs, Charter Interpretation

London Arbitration 2/05

The vessel was chartered on a NYPE form with rider clauses for one time charter trip with grain in bulk from New Orleans (USA) to East Coast Mexico.

London arbitration 29/04

Under this time charter the ship carried a cargo of bulk wheat to Hodeidah, Yemen.

Vrinera Marine Co Ltd v Eastern Rich Operations Inc (The "Vakis T") - QBD (Com Ct)(Langley J) - 21 July 2004

The claimants ("Vrinera") chartered their vessel Vakis T to the defendants ("ERO").

US Titan Inc v Guangzhou Zhen Hua Shipping Co Ltd (No 2) - US District Court (SDNY) (Conner DJ) - 12 March 2004

On 26 September 2003 the US District Court for SDNY issued a contempt order ruling that Guangzhou Zhen Hua Shipping Co Ltd was in contempt of court in failing to proceed with London arbitration (see LMLN 631 - 23 January 2004).

London Arbitration 5/04

Disputes under a time charter on the NYPE form were referred to arbitration.

Gannet Shipping Ltd v Eastrade Commodities Inc - QBD (Com Ct)(Langley J) - 6 December 2001

Shipowners brought arbitration proceedings against charterers in respect of demurrage at both discharge ports (Conakry and Banjul).

London Arbitration 20/99

The vessel was chartered on the NYPE form on 5 December 1994 for 14 months minimum, 16 months maximum in direct continuation of a previous charter.

London Arbitration 13/96

After the conclusion of an arbitration the tribunal made an interim award as to costs ordering that the respondent owners should bear their own and the claimant charterers’ costs of the reference, as well as the costs of the Award itself and those of the debate about the issue of liability for costs.

London Arbitration 7/96

Disputes arose under a charterparty and were referred to arbitration in 1991.

London Arbitration 14/94

Having made two interim awards, the arbitration tribunal (comprising two very experienced London maritime arbitrators and a QC practising at the Commercial Bar) now had to consider the question of interest and costs.