The January/February 2017 edition of the Insurance Journal of SEAIDA nº 176 includes a commentary on the Judgment of the Spanish Supreme Court nº 624/2016, by our partner David Diez Ramos and our assistant lawyer María del Carmen Jimenez Rivas, in which they review the liability of Electricity Supply Entities as directly liable for the quality of the service to the consumer.
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The Spanish Supreme Court has now published the much-awaited Judgment on the PRESTIGE. In this short article we consider the findings of the court against the P&I Club and the implications of this ruling in Spain in relation to the right of direct action against marine insurers and where the marine insurance policy is subject to a foreign law.
Language: English
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This short article explains what freight can be recovered, who can exercise the right and against whom, whether freight can be recovered against a party who has already paid, whether the parties can contract-out, whether the right applies to international carriage and time limits.
Language: English
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We have been invited to participate in the on-line legal publication, “Lawyer Monthly” (June 2015 edition) special feature on shipping and maritime issues
This article by ROGERS & CO. ABOGADOS briefly reviews the new provisions relating to bills of lading and foreign jurisdiction clauses in the hands of third parties.
Language: English
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This article provides a brief overview of the procedure to arrest a ship in Spain and has been brought right up to date to include all changes introduced by the new Law of Maritime Navigation 14/2014.
Language: English.
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This is the second of ROGERS & CO. ABOGADOS’ commentaries on the new Law of Maritime Navigation 14/2014 that entered into force on the 25th September 2014.
This note focusses on the regulations covering the obligation and liabilities of Port Operators. Whilst the issues are not necessarily new, this is the first time that Spanish law expressly regulates this sector.
Language: English.
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ROGERS & CO. ABOGADOS provide short note on the Law of Maritime Navigation 14/2014 highlighting the new provisions relating to a third party’s direct right of action against marine underwriters.
Language: English.
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We are seeing that the Spanish Appeal courts are quite happy to kick out foreign jurisdiction clauses where it cannot be shown that the Assured expressly consented to the choice of jurisdiction – which means that if your policy is not signed by the Assured, then you may well find that you must fight in Spain and that the Spanish court applies Spanish Law.
Language: English.
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Following the coach crash in Gran Canarias early March in which 17 Swiss tourists were involved, including one fatality, ROGERS & CO. ABOGADOS has prepared a short note on what foreign tour operators and their insurers should expect in Spain in the aftermath of a serious road traffic accident and/or wherever the police are called to an incident involving a serious personal injury or death.
Language: English.
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