Arizon is a highly regarded set of commercial & maritime lawyers in Spain. Our practitioners are grouped under several independent corporate bodies, sharing top expertise, an uncommon passion over legal practice, and an excellent understanding of the law. We follow a long standing tradition in shipping and international trade business. Additionally, Agricultural law, Corporate law, Labour law and Insurance law, are core areas of our practice.
Case: Herculito Maritime Ltd and others v Gunvor International BV and others (The Polar) Overview In The Polar, the UK Supreme Court considered whether cargo interests were required to contribute in general average towards a ransom paid following the seizure of a vessel by Somali pirates. The central question was whether provisions in the voyage…
How the English High Court approached force majeure, repudiation, damages, and vessel substitution under a GAFTA FOB contract. “A wrongful declaration of force majeure does not, by itself, remove the innocent party’s burden of proving that it could have performed the contract had there been no repudiation.” The OLAM case arose from an appeal to…
Success in international arbitration is not the same as obtaining a favorable Award, often against an overseas counterparty. The Award needs to be paid for, otherwise the winning party does not experience the satisfaction that he is entitled to obtain and Justice is not made. In late 2020, following a dispute between a Spanish client…
