Units
Unit 1: The English Legal System and the Common Law of England and Wales
An introduction to the Common Law, and particularly to the doctrine of precedent, which is found in the legal systems of (among others), England and Wales, the USA, Canada, Australia, and much of Africa and Asia. We will also look at some issues of Tort and Contract Law.
Unit 2: Ciber Risks in Port Terminals
We will look at the risks that the new technologies put on the shipping industry, with a particular focus on port terminals. Cyber attacks are a real risk and both businessmen and lawyers must be aware of them and be provided with the means to protect from them.
Unit 3: Freight Forwarding, Logistics and Multimodal Transport
This unit will introduce the legal issues concerning freight forwarding and logistics operations with particular reference to their legal classification. The types of multimodal transport and the problems that arise in the sector.
Unit 4: Carriage of Goods by Sea & Cargo Claims
This unit will examine issues surrounding contracts of affreightment, principally time and voyage charterparties and bills of lading. This will include current developments in the Hague/Visbey rules and the recent Rotterdam Rules.
Unit 5: Maritime Economics
This part of the Maritime law school will give consideration to Maritime Economics and all the different markets that form the economic organisation of the Shipping Industry.
Unit 6: The International Law of the Sea
This unit will provide delegates with an opportunity to discuss the issues of oil pollution from ships and, more generally, the shipowner’s ability to limit liability. The module will examine the international conventions that regulate these matters. This is an area of great practical importance to shipowners and charters alike.
Unit 7: COVID and Shipping Contracts
We will examine the impact that COVID has had, and still has, in the shipping industry. Different types of clauses can be incorporated into shipping contracts to protect from the loses caused by the restrictions imposed by governments all over the world related to COVID, and these will be analysed in this unit.
Unit 8: London Maritime Arbitration
Most maritime disputes are dealt with in London, under English law, and by use of Arbitration. It is a must unit for all those involved in the shipping disputes resolution. We will look at general arbitra- tion concepts and focus on maritime arbitration and the Rules of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association, and other institutional rules, such as the LCIA or the ICC.
Unit 9: War Risks Clauses
The recent war in the Ukraine has created many legal disputes related to War Risks Clauses, their impact and effect. We will look at these in this unit so offer the attendees the necessary tools to ma- nage war risks in all types of shipping contracts.
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