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Admiralty & Maritime Law Guide

This is a comprehensive collection of over 1500 annotated links to (inter alia) US admiralty and maritime legislation and case law, international conventions, and maritime law by country. The site is maintained by a member of the US law firm Betancourt, Van Hemmen, Greco & Kenyon, but appears not to have been updated since January 2006.

Admiralty, Commercial and London Mercantile Court

The current editions of the Admiralty & Commercial Courts Guide and the Mercantile Court Guide are provided here on the Justice portal site, together with other information, commercial court forms and contact details.

AdmiraltyLaw.com

This site focuses on Canadian maritime and admiralty law, and is maintained by Christopher J. Giaschi of the Vancouver law firm Giaschi & Margolis. The subject is divided into categories, listed on the left, and within each category are case summaries, prefaced by an introduction. The relevant Canadian statutes are reproduced and there is a selection of papers and speeches by various authors. There are links to maritime law sites, and some more general ones, from many countries.

Comite Maritime International

Comité Maritime International (CMI) is an international non-governmental organisation, founded in 1897, whose aim is the unification of all aspects of maritime law. Site content includes information on the status of ratification of maritime conventions and a database containing summaries of decisions by national courts on the interpretation of maritime conventions. Publications available for download include the CMI Yearbook 1998 onwards, and documents either on-site or downloadable include both the English and the French texts of the 1994 and 2004 versions of the York-Antwerp Rules.

DMC

Notes on recent cases in the UK and other jurisdictions, mostly relating to shipping and insurance, are provided on this site by David Martin-Clark, a barrister, maritime arbitrator, and consultant in shipping and insurance.

Elborne Mitchell

Elborne Mitchell is a City of London solicitors' firm whose specialisms include insurance, reinsurance, shipping and commercial matters. Its web site includes over a hundred articles 1997 onwards on these and other topics, written by partners in the firm either specially for the site or for various (mainly insurance) publications.

Fishing Vessel FV-GAUL

The Hull-based stern trawler F.V. Gaul was lost in very bad weather in Arctic waters, with all 36 crew members, in February 1974. This site, now archived by the National Archives, has information and documentation, including hearing transcripts and reports, relating both to the original formal investigation in 1974 and to the reopened formal investigation in 2004, which followed discovery of the wreck in 1997 and underwater surveys carried out in 1998 and 2002.

Forwarderlaw.com

Legal information relating to freight forwarding is provided on this site by Peter Jones of the Canadian law firm Paterson, MacDougall LLP. The "Legal Index" section contains the clauses of the FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarder Associations) Model Rules, with brief annotations. Other sections include a "Library" containing commentary on recent developments, notes of recent cases relating to international transport law from around the world, and the texts of conventions.

Ince & Co.

Ince & Co. is an international commercial law firm. The site's "Our Knowledge" section includes legal updates on various topics including insurance and reinsurance law and shipping and trade. A "Shipping E-brief" is published several times a year.

International Maritime Organization

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the United Nations agency responsible for promoting maritime safety and preventing pollution from ships. Although the texts of conventions for which the IMO is responsible are not included on the site, there is a complete list of the conventions, summaries, details of status and ratifications, and extensive historical and other background information.

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

The Tribunal is an independent judicial body established by the United Nations to adjudicate disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The site includes information on procedure before the Tribunal; judgments and related documents; details of pending cases (under the heading "Docket"); press releases 1996 onwards; and links to the text of the Convention and current status information on the UN's Oceans and Law of the Sea site.

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), part of the Department for Transport, examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board UK ships worldwide, and other vessels in UK territorial waters. All published MAIB investigation reports to date are available on the site. These include the 2001 report on the Marchioness-Bowbelle collision of August 1989. The MAIB was formed in 1989 following the formal investigation into the accident in March 1987 involving the passenger ferry Herald of Free Enterprise. The Herald of Free Enterprise report is also available on the site.

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport, is responsible for implementing British and international maritime safety policy and preventing coastal pollution. Select "Legislation and Guidance" under the "Ships and Cargoes" tab to access texts of Acts 1847 onwards and Statutory Instruments 1957 onwards relating to merchant shipping.

Oceans & Law of the Sea

This is the site of the UN's Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea. The full text of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is included, together with background information and details of current status.

Port of London Authority

The Port of London Authority (PLA) manages a range of responsibilities along the Tidal Thames. There is relevant legal content in many of the site's sections, including the General Directions for Navigation in the Port of London (2011), the Port of London Act 1968 (as amended), the Port of London River Byelaws 1978 (as amended), other PLA byelaws and PLA Directions.

Tetley's Maritime & Admiralty Law

William Tetley is Professor of Law at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. The site contains an extensive collection of Professor Tetley's writings on admiralty law, maritime law, comparative law and conflict of laws. These include glossaries, articles, lectures and other materials. There is also a large collection of links to sites relevant to research in maritime law.

UK Coastal Zone Law Web Site

Substantial notes on UK coastal zone law, together with UK and European legislation, selected cases 1971 onwards and an extensive collection of links, are provided on this site, which is maintained by Professor John Gibson of the Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, University of Cape Town.


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