Shipping Law

Port of London Authority: regulations and guidance

The Port of London Authority (PLA) is a public trust whose purpose is to 'administer, preserve and improve the Port of London'. This section of the PLA website has a collection of legal and regulatory documents including byelaws, directions, codes of practice governing navigation within the Port of London along with details of the National Boatmasters Licence. Byelaws are also amended and deal with issues such as boat registration, watermen and lightermen and vessels carrying dangerous substances in bulk within the PLA's jurisdiction.

DMC's Case Notes

Website produced by David Martin-Clark who is a Shipping, Transport and Insurance Consultant. The site provides a selection of case notes covering recent shipping and insurance cases. Case notes include citations, keywords and summaries. Shipping cases are further sub-divided by topics such as admiralty, arbitration and carriage of goods. New case notes can be emailed if you register on the site. There are also biographical details relating to David Martin-Clark and information on other contributors.

Hong Kong Maritime Law Association

Website of the Hong Kong Maritime Law Association (HKMLA) an organisation that draws its membership from maritime lawyers, ship owners and others with an interest in maritime law. The site gives contact details for members of the Executive Committee and a list of corporate and individual members of the HKMLA. There are details of events and copies of the Chairman's reports provide information on the activities of the HKMLA. Full text legislation (ordinances) relating to maritime issues are available on the site.

Forwarderlaw

Forwarderlaw is a network of lawyers specialising in freight forwarding. The website is aimed at the freight forwarding industry. There are details about members and a collection of free articles and case commentaries covering related topics such as carriage by air, rail, road and sea, insurance and conflict of laws. 

London Shipping Law Centre

Website of the London Shipping Law Centre which was set up in 1994 at University College London by Dr. Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppard who is Director of postgraduate shipping law studies for the University of London. The Centre was created as a "community place for the sectors of the maritime industry and students in order to further their interests and learn from each other". The site includes information about events and courses held at the Centre along with a selection of speeches which are made freely available on the site in full-text.

England and Wales High Court (Admiralty Division) Decisions

A BAILII database containing decisions of the Admiralty Division of the High Court of England and Wales. The database contains decisions from 2001 onwards to date made available to the Court Service and public. Cases are listed alphabetically by party name and chronologically by year. The system also offers a comprehensive search facility and Recent Cases listing. The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Centre de Droit Maritime et Océanique

Website of the Centre de Droit Maritime et Océanique (CDMO) which is based in the Law Faculty at the University of Nantes in France. The information on the site is aimed at students of the Diploma of further studies of Judicial Sciences of the Sea and includes profiles of research staff and students and work (dissertations and essays) being undertaken at the centre. Articles from the Centre's online journal, Revue Juridique Neptunus, are available back to 1994 in PDF format (in French only).

Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide

Web portal to Admiralty and Maritime law compiled by Todd Kenyon an admiralty attorney based at the United States law firm Betancourt, Van Hemmen and Greco. The emphasis is on US law and the guide is aimed at admiralty attorneys and maritime professionals. The site contains over 1500 annotated links to admiralty law links on the web, and although not updated since 2006 still contains much relevant information.

Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand

Website of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ), a professional organisation whose members include lawyers, academics, ship owners, surveyors and insurers. The site provides information about the Association's history, activities, directors and committees. Some of the committees have produced reports which are available as PDF documents. There is a page of links to other maritime law associations and educational and governmental bodies related to maritime law. MLAANZ's constitution, journal and newsletter are available to download from the site.

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

Internet pages for the scholarly print journal founded in 1969 and published by the Jefferson Law Book Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The Editorial Board is listed on the website. The journal publishes articles on admiralty, maritime law and law of the sea issues. The site presents "information about the Journal's history, policies, and activities". Contents listings are provided for the current and forthcoming issue, supported by a search facility for the archive.

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