Specific issues that will be considered include:
• An introduction to LOIs and the 2023 revisions.
• Key considerations on the functioning of the LOIs from a practitioner’s perspective, including:
o Problems arising when the cargo is discharged to a bonded warehouse pending delivery.
o The impact of the right to compel the posting of security.
o The changed landscape for mis-delivery claims following the Sienna and the impact on claims under the LOI.
o The inter-play with Claims Co-operation Agreements.
• Are there improvements needed to the structure or detailed wording of the LOIs which call for further revision?
| Date: | 16/04/2026 |
| Chair: | Duncan Matthews KC -Twenty Essex |
| Panellists: | Helenka Leary – Senior Corporate Lawyer, Gard; Chair of the International Group’s Bills of Lading Committee. Darryl Kennard – Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper. John Weale - Formerly Vice-President, Risk Management, Fednav Ltd. |
| Venue: | The IDRC, 1 Paternoster Lane, London, EC4M 7BQ |
| Time: | 6.00pm - 7.30pm to be followed by a Drinks Reception |
| CPD Points: | 1.5 CPD points |