In the judgement for the case SLB & Ors vs. PAK & Ors [2026] EWHC 449 (Comm) dated 2 March 2026, the Commercial Court dismissed appeals brought under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 and confirmed an arbitral tribunal’s finding that a shipyard’s obligation to procure refund guarantees within a specified contractual period constituted […]

In its judgment of 4 June 2026 in Costa Crociere (Case C-629/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) addressed an important question concerning the interaction between EU package travel law and the special liability regime governing passenger transport by sea.