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Penningtons Manches Cooper establishes a hub in the South of France
Posted: 19/11/2024
Leading UK law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper is delighted to announce its entry into the South of France as it sets up a hub in Antibes, enabling direct access to the high-growth Mediterranean yacht sector and wider maritime industries......>>
‘A Rolls-Royce service’ – Penningtons Manches Cooper’s private wealth lawyers recognised in Chambers High Net Worth 2024
Posted: 19/07/2024
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s private wealth sector group has been recognised in the latest edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Legal Guide, in a reflection of the strength and depth of its offering. In total, 19 individual lawyers have been ranked, with collective recognition for five teams. The Chambers High Net Worth Legal Guide is a leading......>>
‘Big Kahuna’ - the proper forum for a limitation claim does not default to the jurisdiction of the tort
Posted: 25/04/2024
In Zurich Insurance Company Limited & Ors and Halcyon Yacht Charter LLP & Ors [2024] EWHC 937 (Admlty) (BIG KAHUNA), the English Admiralty Court confirmed the well-established principle that a shipowner is afforded the right to limit their liability in a separate jurisdiction to where an underlying substantive claim is tried (or arbitrated).
Yacht Management Company Ltd v Gordon – where does the Employment Tribunal have territorial jurisdiction?
Posted: 21/03/2024
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld an employment tribunal’s decision that it has territorial jurisdiction to hear claims brought by a seafarer, despite the fact that the seafarer’s employer did not carry out any business in the UK, and that she worked on a vessel that did not enter a UK port or UK waters at any time during her employment......>>
Superyacht supplier contracts – are your T&Cs fit for purpose?
Posted: 05/02/2024
In this article Sarah Allan, partner in the yacht team, provides an overview of key considerations those in the superyacht industry need to take into account when negotiating supplier contracts. At the start of a New Year, one usually has good intentions, not merely personally but also with regards to our businesses. The superyacht industry is supported......>>
New law set to positively impact yachts and the charter market in Spain
Posted: 06/11/2023
With the aim of boosting the charter market in Spain, a change in the law has repealed two out of date rules concerning yacht charter and the dispatch and clearance of yachts when entering and exiting Spanish waters. It has also introduced a simplified charter licence. All of this bodes well for yacht charters in the Balearics and mainland Spain......>>
Bullying, harassment and discrimination management on superyachts
Posted: 02/08/2023
On 12 June 2023, the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network published its Spotlight on Q1 2023. Notably, and perhaps worryingly, it showed that there had been a substantial quarter by quarter increased general trend in cases of abuse, bullying, harassment or discrimination (cases being up by almost 50 per cent) on ships......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s private wealth lawyers recognised for ‘quality service’ in Chambers High Net Worth 2023
Posted: 26/07/2023
Following a series of outstanding rankings for Penningtons Manches Cooper in the 2023 edition of Chambers UK, a number of members of the firm’s private wealth sector group have now been recognised in the latest edition of the Chambers High Net Worth Legal Guide. In total, 18 individual lawyers have been ranked......>>
Mitigating against the risks of fire on board
Posted: 24/04/2023
While it is with some relief that the spate of fires over the last 18 months have only caused significant property damage and have not resulted in any serious injury or loss of life, fire damage and the resulting loss is usually devastating, leaving owners, crew and stakeholders in considerable shock, particularly if they have also had to fight the fires......>>
Don’t get caught up in the blame game!
Posted: 04/11/2021
Sarah Allan, partner in our shipping team, outlines the steps yacht brokers can take to protect themselves from liability during contractual disputes......>>

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