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Ruling says open court principle covers complaint resolution officer’s orders, adjudicative records
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Tomorrow, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey will come clattering into cinemas around the world. There will no doubt be talk of plotlines, performances, accents, and fidelity to the source text—perhaps even some mentions of the curious absence of Greek actors.
Summary: Part I of this article examined the interplay between admiralty and insolvency law in India, particularly the effect of insolvency proceedings against a corporate debtor on in rem proceedings against its vessels. Part II turns to the conflict between
A crew member died after going overboard from the Regal Princess during the early hours of Monday, July 13, 2026. The Princess Cruises ship was sailing off the coast of Cancún, Mexico when the tragedy occurred.
No Automatic Man Overboard
Summary: The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017, brought much needed reform to India’s maritime legal framework. Though its coexistence with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has given rise
Par Morgane Leclercq, chercheure postdoctorale titulaire d’une bourse B3Z des Fonds de recherche du Québec, Faculté de droit, Université de Sherbrooke. La photo de couverture est reproduite avec l’aimable autorisation du Syndicat mixte RIVAGE Salses-Leucate.
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An LGBTQ+ chartered cruise has been denied entry into two countries in the Middle East in less than a week. The cruise ship, Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady, is being chartered by Atlantis Events and was originally scheduled to have two
Among the 2025 National Maritime Trial Typical Cases released by the Supreme People’s Court on June 24, 2026, a contract dispute over maritime cargo transportation adjudicated by the Shanghai Maritime Court has garnered significant attention. The ruling marks the first
Following the entry into force of China’s newly revised Arbitration Law on March 1, 2026, the Xiamen Maritime Court has concluded a maritime cross-border dispute involving two Singaporean companies. The court issued a pioneering conduct preservation ruling containing China’s first-ever
