The Trouble With Banking Days
Hague Rules, USMCA drama, and screen time as a casualty catalyst
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Case Law
Interpreting payment provisions in the Norwegian Saleform 2012 (Stephenson Harwood; UK Defence Club; Lloyd’s List; North Standard; CMS)
“Banking Days” count only calendar days when banks are open in all named places, and the deadline to perform is measured by local “end of day” in the place where the obligation is to be fulfilledFederal Court Dismisses Challenge to Key ESA Decision for Oil and Gas Activities in Gulf of America (Holland & Knight)
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed a challenge by environmental groups to the 2025 Biological Opinion for Gulf of America oil and gas activities under the Endangered Species ActVOYWAR 1993: Alternative Voyage Orders and Frustration (Steamship Mutual)
TQL case on broker transparency heads to oral arguments (Freight Waves)
The importance of precise drafting when specifying product quality requirements (Norton Rose Fulbright)
Sanctions enforcement trends from an English court perspective (WFW)
Substance at sea: an update on evolving concepts in German maritime law (WFW)
US court decisions could shake up Hague Rules impact, warns Gard (Lloyd’s List)
Regulatory
UK ETS Enters into Force (Steamship; Skuld ; Norton Rose)
Somalia accedes to fifteen international maritime conventions and legal instruments in a historic modernization of its maritime legal framework (Shabelle)
Illegal Anchoring and STS Operations in Malaysian Waters: Legal Risks, Sanctions, and Commercial Exposure (Skrine)
Electronic Bill of Lading: Legally permissible under Swiss law as a ledger-based securities (MME)
When does UK employment law apply at sea? (Weightmans)
Too much regulation or barely enough? A new era for the shipping agencies in Türkiye (Ersoy Bilgehan)
US withholds long-term commitment to USMCA (Barnes Richardson)
News & Opinion
Baltimore bridge collapse: $5bn claims and the insurance impact (Browne Jacobson)
Smallegange Lawyers strengthens maritime practice with four-lawyer team (Cyprus Shipping News)
How Screen Time Is Becoming a New Maritime Fatigue Risk (Maritime Injury Law Blog)
Project cargoes after the US-Iran Accord: Charterparty issues (Kennedys)
Hormuz contract disputes shaping up as huge issue for shipping and marine insurance (Lloyd’s List 1; Lloyd’s List 2)
NGOs call for reform of systemic failings in livestock carrier trade (Lloyd’s List)
Going dark: Legal risks of GPS jamming and AIS spoofing – collisions and groundings (HFW)
Selling ships in a sanctions era: what does a seller need to do to minimise potential exposure to sanctions if the vessel ends up trading in Russia? (BDM)
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