In the first judgment handed down by the admiralty court this year, the owners of the mv Happy Aras failed in their attempt to recover general average contributions from cargo interests following the grounding of the vessel. In rejecting the owners’ error-in-navigation defence, the court placed further pressure on shipowners to prove that they had exercised due diligence prior to…
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This blog is co-authored by Ila Alberts, a candidate attorney.
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