Specific issues for discussion:
• The 1976 Convention in England
• When will the Admiralty Court exercise jurisdiction
• What types of claim can be limited? Who can claim protection?
o The MSC Flaminia at first instance and in the Court of Appeal
o How might the Supreme Court approach this issue…?
o Pollution claims
o Wreck removal
• Res judicata / Issue Estoppel
• Calculating the fund, and applying set off, where a salvor seeks to limit liability
• The value of an English decree. Differing approaches in other jurisdictions?
• P&I club and H&M insurers concerns – possible solutions?
