The appointment of an arbitrator is a critical step in any arbitration. The advantages of arbitration depend, to a large extent, on the persons appointed as arbitrators. In other words, while the same dispute may be resolved in a satisfactory and efficient way, it might turn into a lengthy and costly proceeding with a questionable […]
Shipping Arbitration
Demurrage Claims in International Arbitration
International arbitrations in the field of shipping and sales often include demurrage claims (“surestaries” in French) which constitute, using the expression of Professor Debattista, “the staple diet of shipping lawyers the world over”.[1] Although it is rarely defined in charterparties or sale contracts which usually provide for its rate only, the Baltic Code (2020) defines […]
How to Initiate an LMAA Arbitration
Initiating an LMAA arbitration is a simple process: it normally requires serving a Notice of Arbitration directly to the opposing side, which includes only skeletal information about the parties, the constitution of the arbitral tribunal, the claims and the relief sought. We discuss the role of the LMAA in an LMAA arbitration (Section I), the […]
