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Peter MacDonald Eggers QC will be speaking at the 13th Annual Colloquium of the International Shipping and Trade Law

3rd Jul 2017

Peter MacDonald Eggers QC will be speaking at this years event. It will be held on the 4-5 September 2017, and will be devoted to Maritime Liabilities in A Regional and Global Context: The EU and Beyond.

Topics covered will include:

  • Liabilities for ship recycling
  • Wreck removal – Nairobi and beyond
  • National and international oil pollution regimes – an uneasy coexistence
  • Pollution from oil rigs and offshore installations: legal issues arising
  • The boundaries of shipping liability law: what is a ship and why does it matter?
  • Ship arrest – yesterday’s conventions and today’s problems
  • Cyber risks and liabilities for marine sector
  • Smart containers
  • Passenger Liabilities- Life after BREXIT
  • Limitation of liability – new problems
  • Cross-border insolvency and maritime arbitration
  • Direct action against insurers and P & I Clubs
  • Jurisdiction and Choice of law after BREXIT

For more details on the event and how to register your interest, please click here.

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