London School of Shipping Lecturer Appointment
WQW congratulate Ed Woollam on his appointment as a lecturer at the new London School of Shipping evening school in their Ship Finance...
Contract ambiguity – When Part I and Part II collide
It’s not often that I end up reading US appeal Court judgments, but there was an article in the Law Society Gazette last month which...
A renaissance of the UK flag?
“…do not be carried away by success into demanding more than is right or prudent.” Winston Churchill 1919 On the 15th of November the...
M/S ‘New Flamenco’ – Have your cake and eat it?
Picture this scenario – you charter a cruise ship. It’s all going well, so you decide to extend the charter period by a further 2 years,...
MCA – HS-OSC Code – a well-timed step forward for the offshore wind farm industry
On 9th May 2017, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency published the result of its consultation on a new Code for High Speed Offshore Service...
The UK Ship Register – revisiting some old debates
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under...
“Magic Pipe” conjures polluting activities off the coast of Britain
It is not often that the venerable New York Times reports on marine matters relating to the coast of Britain. In its issue of 2 December...
Can a Letter of Intent “morph” into a binding contract?
It has become fairly commonplace in the yachting industry to see letters of intent being used to “secure” a deal, or an exclusivity...
WQW congratulates Nekton
WQW is pleased to announce that they have assisted Nekton Foundation with legal advice on marine-related contracting for the Nekton...
WQW act for Dalby Offshore on transformative refinancing
WQW are pleased to have acted again for client Dalby Offshore on the refinancing by Lombard of five vessels in the Dalby fleet. The...
