Ukraine, maritime contracts, and when war is not a war

On 9 March, Seatrade Maritime News reported that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its ongoing military actions in Ukraine are acts of war as a matter of English law, according to a prominent maritime lawyer, but that does not mean that war termination clauses will necessarily trigger.

https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/ukraine-maritime-contracts-and-when-war-not-war

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section View all posts by raytodd2017