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Apr 29, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Beyza Torlak |Chengcheng Zheng |Elisabetta Scanferla |Chanjot Sandhi
Southeaster Maritime Ltd v. Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd (The Aquafreedom) [2024] EWHC 255 (Comm)In the case of Southeaster Maritime Ltd v Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte Ltd (“Trafigura”) (The “Aquafreedom”), the High Court of England and Wales (Commercial Court) examined whether the terms agreed upon by the parties amounted to a binding charterparty and held that they did not. They also concluded that once an offer is opposed, it cannot be accepted thereafter.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Chengcheng Zheng |Elisabetta Scanferla |Beyza Torlak |Chanjot Sandhi
2023 saw one of the biggest COP Climate Change Conferences with some 85,000 participants. The shipping industry carries around 90% of the global trade and is a major contributor to the global emission of GHG.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Elisabetta Scanferla |Chengcheng Zheng |Beyza Torlak |Chanjot Sandhi
We talk to Russell Kelly, founding Partner at LA Marine, and learn about his upcoming retirement and lengthy and successful marine law career. Russell started his law career in 1984 as an Article Clerk at a London shipping firm, Thomas Cooper & Stibbard. After graduating with a Botany Degree from the University of Leeds, he decided to pursue a career in law, so he undertook a conversion course in Birmingham before completing his final solicitor’s exams in Chester.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Elisabetta Scanferla |Chengcheng Zheng |Beyza Torlak |Chanjot Sandhi
Businesses that prepare export declarations for goods moving outside the UK are now required by HMRC to handle their import and export declarations under the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). CDS is replacing the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) for all export movements outside of the UK. The new system aims to be more modern and flexible and to be able to handle anticipated future import and export growth.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Elisabetta Scanferla |Chengcheng Zheng |Beyza Torlak |Chanjot Sandhi
The recent Houthi rebel attacks on commercial ships, sailing through the Red Sea, have led numerous ships to change their routes on the way to Europe. As a result, such ships are now being forced to pass around South Africa and through the Cape of Good Hope, in order to avoid the Suez Canal. The Economic and Environmental Costs of Route DiversionsThis change of route adds around 9,000 nautical miles, 10 to 14 days, or 80% of the distance sailed to a vessel’s journey to Europe from Asia.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Chanjot Sandhi |Sarah Mullin
Lester Aldridge is delighted to announce the qualification of four solicitors into its award-winning Real Estate Group. Chelsie Little, James Mills, Nicole Critchley and Phil Bourne have successfully completed their training contracts and are now qualified solicitors. The Lester Aldridge Real Estate Group is renowned for its comprehensive range of services, delivering tailored solutions to clients across various sectors, including commercial, finance and development projects.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Chanjot Sandhi |Sarah Mullin
Lester Aldridge is proud to be part of a collaborative project by the Purpose Coalition, partnering with regional law firms to develop a strategic, nationwide strategy for improving social mobility within the legal sector and actively expanding opportunities. Today, the project has launched in Parliament the first phase of a new report focusing on a strategic, countrywide approach to embedding social mobility in the legal sector.
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Chengcheng Zheng |Beyza Torlak |Chanjot Sandhi |Elisabetta Scanferla
Amidst the current situation in the Red Sea region, shipping lines and some of the world’s big names (such as QatarEnergy and Shell) have taken steps to halt voyages into or through the area affected. Alternative routes, such as the journey around the south of Africa (Cape of Good Hope), had to be considered. Time and costs are not the only two factors affected by rerouting; the owners and the charterers also need to consider the environmental implications resulting from higher fuel consumption.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Chanjot Sandhi |Lesley Fereti
Matthew Barrow began his career at Lester Aldridge in 1999 as a trainee solicitor. Having qualified into real estate, he became a partner in 2007 and head of the real estate group in 2011. On the retirement of Michael Giddins, he became the managing partner of the firm on 1 May 2018. He was reconfirmed for another 4-year term in May 2022. We talk to Matthew to find out about his journey from trainee solicitor to managing partner at Lester Aldridge. What attracted you to a career in law?
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
lesteraldridge.com | Beyza Torlak |Chanjot Sandhi |Elisabetta Scanferla |Chengcheng Zheng
Considering that more than 90% of global goods are transported by cargo ships and that this transport accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it has become essential to take the necessary measures for greener shipping in the global arena. For more detailed information on the current regulations, please refer to our previously published bulletin Carbon Brief – Current Regulatory Landscape.
