Home >
Top Picks for Lawyers >
Shipping >
The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts, 5th Edition

The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts, 5th Edition

Author: Simon Curtis
Publisher: Informa Law
ISBN: 9781138370166

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781842145388
Published In: May 2020
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

List Price: HKD 8,580.00

HKD 8,322.60 Save HKD 257.40 (3%)

Download Order Form

Add to Wishlist
| Add to Compare

Description
Contents
Author

Details

The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts examines the principles of English contract law as these apply to shipbuilding. The leading text on shipbuilding and marine construction, widely used by the global maritime community, this new edition is updated to account for the "long tail" effects of the global economic crisis on the sector.

The authors provide expert analysis on the key shipbuilding contract forms, including sections dealing with agreements ancillary to the shipbuilding contract and ship conversion contracts, together with — for the first time — contracts for the construction of offshore oil and gas vessels and units. The new edition has been comprehensively updated, including commentary on recent High Court decisions on shipbuilding contracts and, in particular, associated refund guarantees. The contractual and legal consequences of global economic turbulence and the resultant increase in the number and size of disputes in the shipbuilding sector are discussed, alongside coverage of other contemporary regulatory and legal issues resulting from environmental pressures and the trend for "cleaner", more efficient tonnage.

A comprehensive and authoritative resource, this book is essential reading for buyers and charterers of newbuilding tonnage, shipbuilders and offshore construction yards, shipbrokers, banks and other finance providers, lawyers and insurers working in the maritime and offshore oil and gas sectors, as well as students of maritime law.

PART 1

The nature of the shipbuilding contract

PART 2

Formation of the shipbuilding contract

PART 3

The Preamble

Article I - Description and class

Article II - Contract price and terms of payment

Article II - Adjustment of contract price

Article IV - Approval of plans and drawings and inspection during construction

Article V - Modifications

Article VI - Trials

Article VII - Delivery

Article VIII - Delays and extensions of time for delivery

Article IX - Warranty of quality

Article X - Rescission by buyer

Article XI - Buyer's default

Article XII - Insurance

Article XIII - Dispute and arbitration

Article XIV - Right of assignment

Article XV - Taxes and duties

Article XVI - Patents, trademarks, copyrights etc

Article XVII - Buyer's supplies

Article XVIII - Notice

Article XIX - Effective date of contract

Article XX - Interpretation

Article XXI - Sundry provisions

Guarantee

Other typical shipbuilding contract terms

PART 4

Agreements ancillary to the shipbuilding contract

PART 5

Ship conversion contracts

Simon Curtis is as senior partner at CDG, a law firms specialising in maritime legal services with a particular focus on the shipbuilding and offshore oil and gas sectors. Prior to this he was a partner at Watson, Farley & Williams between 1986-1996 before becoming a founding partner of CDG in 1996.

Simon is the leading expert under English law on marine construction. He has received several nominations as a leading expert in his field, including being cited as an expert in each edition of "The World’s Leading Shipping and Maritime Lawyers" since 1998 and as one of the "top five" maritime lawyers in the UK in the "Guide to the Best of the Best". Simon is a recommended lawyer in the Projects, Energy & Natural Resources - Oil & Gas and the Transport – Shipping sections of the 2012 UK edition of The Legal 500, and is also on their elite list of "Leading Lawyers" - a guide to outstanding lawyers in the UK.

Simon lectures regularly on a range of shipbuilding and offshore issues, including contracts for the construction and employment of FPSOs and FSPOs. He is also an elected fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.