Topics include discussions on the following high-profile cases:

1. RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18 – Supreme Court rules on sanctions force majeure clause
2. Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV [2024] UKSC 14 – Supreme Court highlights mitigation as a fundamental principle of damages and reaffirms limits on s. 69 appeals;
3. The Aquafreedom [2024] EWHC 255 (Comm) – High Court clarifies there is no binding charterparty where ‘subject’ is not lifted and where all terms are not agreed.
4. The Ever Given – SMIT Salvage BV and Others v Luster Maritime SA [2024] EWCA Civ 260 – Court of Appeal decides no contract was agreed for the remuneration of salvage services provided to refloat the ‘Ever Given’.
5. Maersk Guiné-Bissau v Almar-Hum Bubacar Baldé [2024] EWHC 993 (Comm) – Carrier’s sub-contractor entitled to enforce exclusive jurisdiction agreement and Himalaya clause.