acting for tow owner
in respect of a claim for salvage under the
TOWCON;
issues as to whether
or not salvage can be claimed under the TOWCON.
Interpretation
of the nature of the contract of towage.
Pre-contractual
disclosure obligations.
Implied
obligations of tug and tow.
Sea-worthiness
and fitness of tug.
Payment
and anti-deduction.
Free
time and delay payments.
Liabilities
of tug and tow in respect of riding crew.
Damage
to tow:
acting
for tug-owner. Alleged damage to rig whilst
under tow.
Misrepresentation
of tow's particulars:
claim
for increased fuel consumption;
counterclaim for
slow steaming and loss of on sale.
Tow-worthiness
and fitness of tow.
Cancellation
and withdrawal.
Deviation
and slow-steaming.
Non-payment
of hire:
acting
for tug-owners in recovery action;
acting for tug-owners
in respect of an agreement for towage of vessels
from Canada to India. Instalments of hire had
not been paid and the agreement was terminated.
Arranging for arrest of the tows in Namibia.
This dispute raised questions of ostensible
authority and whether the tug owners were entitled
to exercise a lien on the vessel.
UK conditions of towage
Advice
on UK Conditions of Towage.
Cancellation
of tug under UK Conditions of Towage.
Limitation fund
Aggregation
of tug and tow for the limitation fund.
Hull & machinery
Damage
to hull and machinery and third party property.
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation
Authority. Registration No. 76545
