This practical book provides a standard introduction for lawyers new to maritime law and for other shipping and legal professions. Explaining both the traditional aspects of maritime law and looking at the current state of the law, with reference to key international issues, it provides the grounding that the professional needs to operate in today's environment.
This revised work features the developments and significant cases which have occured since the 1995 edition including: The 1996 Inter-Club Agreement; LOF 95; Trip Charters; relevant provisions of the 1996 Arbitration Act; the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; commentary on the 1992 Convention on Oil Pollution; emphasis on the increasing inter-relationship between EU law and English Admirality Law; and recent cases and decisions concerning charterparties, salvage, collisions, and admirality jurisdiction.