Highlights
Journal Article: Law and Practice of Ship Arrest in Russia
CML Doctoral Researcher Bulat Karimov’s article presents and analyses the statistics of ship arrest proceedings in Russia from 2020 to 2024. The author questions whether ship arrest has a legal nature distinct from other preliminary remedies and whether these peculiarities deserve special regulation in Russian law. The article concludes that only the maritime lien is unique and that the main issue with ship arrest in Russia lies in its unpredictability and uncertainty.
Guest Lecture by Mr Leong Kah Wah
CML was delighted to have Mr Leong Kah Wah '90, Partner and Head of Shipping and International Trade at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, give a guest lecture on arbitration and mediation in the context of shipping to the Admiralty Law & Practice class on 9 April 2026.
Professor Stephen Girvin presents at ICMA XXIII Singapore
CML Director, MPA Professor of Law Stephen Girvin delivered a presentation titled, ‘Implied Indemnities in charterparties: certainty at last?’ on 24 March 2026 at the International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators (ICMA) XXIII Singapore Conference. The paper was part of the plenary session on Electronic Bills and Misdelivery Claims.
CML Working Paper: Can a Cyber-Attack on a Mobilised Vessel Qualify as Capture and Seizure under English Marine Insurance Law?
Dr Fatıma Özcan's working paper, 'Can a Cyber-Attack on a Mobilised Vessel Qualify as Capture and Seizure under English Marine Insurance Law?', is now online. This paper explores whether a cyber-attack on a mobilised vessel, autonomous or otherwise, could be classified as a capture and seizure peril. Through doctrinal analysis, key case law, and market practice, it argues that cyber-attacks, notwithstanding their catastrophic consequences, fail to satisfy the physicality requirement inherent to capture and seizure in its current legal formulation.
CML participates in CMI RIO Colloquium 2026
CML Director Professor Stephen Girvin gave a presentation at the CMI Rio Colloquium hosted by the CMI and Associação Brasileira de Direito Marítimo – ABDM in Rio de Janeiro from 12-15 May 2026. The event brought together around 400 delegates from across the global maritime law community, providing the space, platform, and canvas for the drafting of laws, guidelines, and other documentation to assist legislators in various countries in navigating today’s complex maritime legal waters.
CML Working Paper: Carriage of Goods and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships -The Liability of the Carrier Under International Sea Cargo Regimes
Ms Luci Carey's working paper, 'Carriage of Goods and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships -The Liability of the Carrier Under International Sea Cargo Regimes', is now online. This paper examines the implications of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) for carrier liability under existing international cargo regimes. As uncrewed and remotely operated cargo vessels become increasingly likely, it assesses whether the existing international sea cargo regimes can accommodate operations in which onboard crews are replaced by shore-based Remote Operations Centres (ROCs).