#35 Lien on Me

Thank you to our regular listener, Jim Leighton, for this suggested London arbitration case. You were right about the Yuta controversy, Jim! We always welcome feedback and suggestions. To do the topic justice we brought in a big hitter. Philip Vagin knows this territory like the back of his hand. And he is coming on the podcast in top form, having had his published article in the Tulane Maritime Law Journal (ed. 45, pg 509) on the recovery of economic losses in collisions cited on Monday in the US federal judgment of Shallow Water Equipment v. Pontchartrian 2022 WL 3755041. A major scholarly achievement to be quoted by a court. In this episode, they delve into whether maritime liens are substantive or procedural in nature, whether bunker suppliers should be able to contractually carve out a US statutory lien from substantive English law, and what is the scope of the agency between bareboat charterer and time charterer in respect of purchasing bunkers on credit. Really interesting topics. Luke has had a keen interest in agency principles running through the charter chain for some time now. There is much, much more to explore in this area. Follow on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to get notified when our weekly episodes drop.