Piracy

Insurance against piracy for shipowners in Germany

April 11, 2011 Carsten Lexa One comment

By: Carsten Lexa, LL.M. A group of German insurers will help shipowners in cases of war risks. For the first time, shipowners in Germany can get insurance against war risks. Shipowners will be able to insure their cargo ships against the consequences of martial conflict and pirate attacks. Normally, German shipowners insure their cargo ships against these risks in London

Insurance, International, Shipping, Trade

Piracy Kenyan Courts Forum non conveniens?

June 24, 2009 Ainsley Brown 3 comments

By Charles Wanguhu The doctrine of Forum non conveniens offers a court the opportunity to decline, in the interest of justice, to exercise jurisdiction, where the suit is between aliens or nonresidents, or where for kindred reasons the litigation can more appropriately be conducted in a foreign tribunal. Placing the above in context, what is Kenya’s interest in a British

Admiralty, Commercial, Crime, Government Policy, International, Public Policy, Shipping