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Contact with chambers should be made through the Practice Management Team. They are happy to discuss client requirements and provide further information on such matters as the expertise and experience of individual members, fees, working practices and languages spoken. We have members able to work in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Chinese (Mandarin).
Outside working hours, a member of our team is always available to be contacted on matters of an urgent nature. Contact should be made using the Chambers main number or email.
For our Singapore office, for client enquiries please contact our BD Director, Asia Pacific, Lara Quie and for all other queries please contact Lynn Quek. Out of office hours calls will automatically be diverted to our clerking team in London.
28 Maxwell Road
#02-03 Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore 069120
singapore@twentyessex.com
t: +65 62257230
Blair J allowed an appeal against an arbitration award relating to the damages payable by Charterers for repudiation of a long-term time charterparty. As there was no available market for replacement time charters at the time of termination, the tribunal awarded the Owners a combination of their actual losses for a period of about 8 months, followed by losses assessed by reference to the market which then existed for a replacement time charter for the balance 2 years of the unexpired period of the original charterparty. Blair J held that this approach was not permissible in law. He agreed with Steel J in Zodiac v Fortescue, to the effect that the rule in The Elena D’Amico could not be applied where there was no available market at the time of termination, but only subsequently. Given the general importance of the issue, Blair J gave leave to appeal to the Court of appeal.
David Lewis appeared for the Owners instructed by DLA Piper LLP