Change of address

30th June 2019

The 17 person team at Tatham & Co and TugAdvise are moving from Gracechurch St in the City of London and are now to be found at larger, new premises at 150 Minories, London EC3N 1LS.

Security is paramount for marine claims

Simon Tatham explains the importance of security: LOUs and guarantees covering shipping claims, salvage and wreck removal “Security is nine-tenths of the law” was my first boss’s mantra. I explain this unique feature of maritime law with this analogy. A building has a lending bank, a builder, tenants, occupiers, suppliers, insurers and may store goods…

Enforcement authorities tenaciously chase perpetrators

Simon Tatham provides examples of how vessel owners and seafarers are prosecuted by maritime administrations following avoidable accidents Maritime administrations continue to pursue the prosecution of both seafarers and owners following accidents and incidents. In the UK, a good number of these relate to the leisure sector, from over-enthusiastic partygoers setting off fire extinguishers on…

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