EDITORIAL
IMO revisits ‘wilful misconduct’ provision of the global liability limitation regime
GEORGE THEOCHARIDIS

ANALYSIS OF RECENT CASES AND CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS

Shipbreakers abroad and secondary defendants in England
ANDREW TETTENBORN
Begum v Maran (UK) Ltd  [2021] EWCA Civ 326, [2021] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 505

ARTICLES
A UK post-Brexit problem – migration in the English Channel
This article investigates the bilateral and multilateral legal framework applicable to migrants arriving by sea, and its effect on any proposed UK unilateral action
FRANCESCO MUNARI
Professor of European Law, University of Genoa

The single liability principle, time-bars and counterclaims
This is a core principle governing parties’ liability in collision cases and  the necessity of a valid counterclaim which is not time-barre d is examined in the UK and Singapore courts.
EUGENE CHENG JIANKAI
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

Testing the water: applying BIMCO AUTOSHIPMAN to remotely controlled ships, cyber incidents and events of force majeure
The development of a new contract for management of autonomous ships  is examined before its full implementation.
ASLI ARDA
Faculty of Law, CEPRI, University of Copenhagen

INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Minimum wage for seafarers working on short sea ferries – the P&O Ferries saga
On 17 March  P&O ferries sacked 800 UK-based seafarers by a zoom call and without notice. This article addresses specifically the matter of applying the national minimum wage to ferry owners operating out of UK ports. The UK Government’s proposal to change the law -  a knee-jerk response – raises several  controversial issues inconsistent with international norms.
JASON CHUAH

ASEAN–India maritime cooperation plan
JASON CHUAH

BOOK REVIEWS
Marsden and Gault on Collisions at Sea
Andrew Tettenborn, John Kimbell QC

China’s Role in the Arctic: Observing and Being Observe
Nong Hong

Index of cases

Index of legislation

Index