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Arbitration Maritime IndustryWhen “Can Be Settled by Arbitration” Is Not Enough: Supreme Court of India on Optional Arbitration Clauses
In a decision dated 17 April 2026, the Supreme Court of India in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 19026 of 2023), Nagreeka Indcon Products Pvt. Ltd. v. Cargocare Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd., 2026 INSC 384, rendered a judgment on whether the words “can be settled by arbitration” in a bill of lading created a binding […]
Arbitration Maritime IndustrySingapore High Court Considers Concurrent Maritime Arbitrations and Third Party Participation
In maritime (and all other transport related cases) there is often a chain of contracts (like headcharter-timecharter-subcharter etc.) And when damage is caused, the party who suffered the loss likely has no direct claim against the party that caused it and a chain of disputes is started. So there is a need to align the […]
Shipping and Transportation Law Maritime IndustryCJEU Clarifies Liability Rules for Passenger Injuries on Cruise Holidays Sold as Package Travel
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.
- Art law
Mexico’s Supreme Court to Review Ban on Permanent Export of Frida Kahlo’s Works
Mexico’s Supreme Court has agreed to review the legality of a 1984 presidential decree that prohibits the permanent export of works by Frida Kahlo. The issue is especially significant given the scarcity of her works in public ownership: of the 152 works attributed to Kahlo, only seven paintings are held in Mexican state collections. The […]
- Kunstrecht Allgemein (RU) Право и искусство
Верховный суд Мексики проверит запрет на окончательный вывоз произведений Фриды Кало
Верховный суд Мексики согласился проверить законность президентского декрета 1984 года, запрещающего окончательный вывоз произведений Фриды Кало из страны. Особую значимость вопросу придаёт то, что лишь небольшая часть её наследия находится в публичных собраниях: из 152 произведений, приписываемых Кало, только семь картин хранятся в государственных коллекциях Мексики. Разбирательство также проходит на фоне споров вокруг коллекции Жака […]
ArbitrationSingapore Court Sets Aside a SIAC Award Which a Russian Court Had Already Recognised
Introduction In a decision dated 8 July 2026, the Arbitrazh Court of Moscow in case number A40-20468/24-19-154 rendered a judgment on the reopening of Russian recognition and enforcement proceedings following the partial setting aside of a SIAC award by the Singapore Court of Appeal in Vietnam Oil and Gas Group v Joint Stock Company (Power […]
- Maritime Industry Insurance law
Nord Stream Pipeline Damage Excluded Under War Exclusion in Offshore Insurance Policies
Introduction In a decision dated 6 July 2026, the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Commercial Court, in case number CL-2024-000094 ([2026] EWHC 1685 (Comm)) rendered a judgment on whether damage to the Nord Stream pipelines was excluded from insurance cover under war-related policy exclusions. The […]
