EDITORIAL
Consultations and more consultations
JASON CHUAH
Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law and Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, School of Law, Swansea University

ARTICLES
Ocean carrier's loss of liability limitation -- interpretation of Article IV.5(e) of the Hague-Visby Rules in French, Greek, Italian and German law
PROFESSOR MAREL KATSIVELA
Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

The straight bill of lading: past, present, and future
DARYL LEE YU HENG LLM
Student, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong
DR POOMINTR SOOKSRIPAISARNKIT
Assistant Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong

The legality of the interception of boat people under search and rescue and border control operations
MATTEO TONDINI
Former military legal adviser to the Italian Navy General Staff, Office of Legal Affairs

ANALYSIS AND COMMENT

Oil major approval clauses: approvals, acceptability letter and 'to the best of owner's knowledge'
Transpetrol Maritime Services Ltd v SJB (Marine Energy) BV (The Rowan)
[2012] EWCA Civ 198
ROBERT GAY
Solicitor, Hill Dickinson LLP, London; Member of the Documentary Committee of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko)

Passenger injury claims: plain sailing or not?
ANDREW TETTENBORN
Professor of Commercial Law, School of Law, Swansea University; Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University

NATIONAL REPORT
The regulations of the People's Republic of China on administration of prevention and control of pollution to the marine environment by vessels: a general overview
DR JINGJING XU
Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth