Refit dispute brings mixed result for Owners
In the recent (July 2016) judgment handed down in the High Court case of Saga Cruises and another v Fincantieri SPA, several provisions...
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers tutor appointment
WQW are pleased to announce that Ed Woollam has been appointed a tutor by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers for its Ship Sale &...
On the new world of electronic signatures
“The moving finger writes and having writ, moves on;” The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam The Law Society of England & Wales issued on 21 July...
WQW congratulates Dalby Offshore on the delivery of the m.v. Dalby Ouse
Photo courtesy of Dalby Offshore WQW recently had the pleasure of assisting client Dalby Offshore on the acquisition and financing of the...
Keep Calm and Carry On – looking for the positives in the marine sector arising out of Brexit
“It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good” In the storm of economic uncertainty and political infighting that has followed the outcome...
After the Brexit party, a monumental hangover
As dawn broke on Friday 24 June 2016, it became clear that the UK electorate had made a historic decision to bring to an end its 43 years...
Brexit and the UK’s unwritten constitution
As opinion polls in the UK appear to indicate some momentum towards Brexit, we have pondered, as lawyers, just how easy would it be...
Aircraft arrest and judgment in default – Court of Appeal rules in contractual claim
In the recent Court of Appeal case of Dubai Financial Group LLC v National Air Services Limited, the appellant, NAS, succeeded in having...
Setback for Cammell Laird windfarm servicing business on Merseyside
In a judgment published on 6 May 2016, the Planning Court of the High Court of Justice quashed a decision of the Planning Inspector to...
Fourth Railway Package – Technical Pillar – what it may mean for the UK rolling stock market
“Let a hundred flowers bloom” Mao Zedong Unsurprisingly unnoticed by a press dominated by the big themes of the UK’s relationship with...
