Marsden and Gault on Collisions at Sea 14th Edition

Marsden and Gault – Collisions at Sea provides an in-depth guide to the rights and liabilities arising from a collision at sea, and is the undisputed authority in this field.

The new 14th edition reflects wide-ranging recent developments and will be the first port of call for practitioners advising on the implications of a particular collision or loss at sea.

• Covers both civil law and the possible criminal liability arising from a collision
• Provides unrivalled coverage of the underlying legal principles and the various international conventions that bear upon this area
• Examines new conventions, especially the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks
• Looks in detail at environmental issues, an increasingly important consideration in modern salvage operations
• Covers underwater cultural property and treasure
• Reviews regulatory developments, such as the formation of the European Maritime Safety Agency
• Analyses important recent case law in all areas of the text
• Considers trends in the awards of salvage arbitrators
• Deals with the practice and procedure of collision cases, incorporating the latest developments in the Civil Procedure Rules
• Looks at the Lloyd’s Open Form 2000, and changes to the SCOPIC clause
• Discusses the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 and new SIs on substandard ships, ships in distress and reporting accidents
• Contains comprehensive Appendices of Merchant Shipping Regulations, ensuring they are easily available for reference during collision cases