28th April – Shipbuilding contracts and related ship finance issues
Issues for discussion:
• BIMCO standard shipbuilding contract
• Governing law, forum and jurisdiction issues
• Impact of West tankers and EU Reg 44/2001
• Impact of Cross border Insolvency Regulations
• Refund Guarantee deficiencies
• CA decision –Stocznia v Gearbulk Holdings
• Impact of recent developments on the financing of newbuildings