The aim of the seminar is to provide in-depth presentations on topical issues, and at the same time provide a meeting-place for maritime law practitioners from the Nordic countries.
The hope is that this can become an annual event. The seminar will be conducted in English.
Date: 17 November 2021
Venue: Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, Rådhusgaten 25, Oslo
Program
14:00 – 14:15 Coffee, find your seat and welcome remarks.
Part I: Fires onboard container vessels.
14:15 - 14:45 Fire in containers. Causes, losses and consequences. Are Solum, Senior Claims Adviser/Lawyer, Gard
14:45 – 15:15 Choice of law and limitation of liability. Herman Steen, Partner, Wikborg Rein
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:00 Wrongful declaration of cargo. Fredrik Doksrød Olsen, Senior Claims Advisor/Lawyer, Gard
16:00 – 16:30 The IMO regulations. Helle Hammer, Managing Director, Cefor
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee break
Part II: The test for apparent bias and arbitrators’ duties of disclosure following Halliburton vs Chubb, [2020] UKSC 48.
16:45 – 17:30 Halliburton vs Chubb. Nick Vineall QC, Head of Chambers 4 Pump Court
17:30– 17:45 The Nordic perspective. Amund Bjøranger Tørum, Professor dr. Juris, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law
17:45 – 18:00 Coffee break
18:00 – 19:00 Panel discussion moderated by Amund Bjøranger Tørum. Participants: Nick Vineall, QC, Head of Chambers 4 Pump Court Nora Gahmberg-Hisinger, Partner, HPP Attorneys Steffen Pihlblad, Secretary General, The Danish Institute of Arbitration Stefan Brocker, Partner, Mannheimer Swartling
The seminar will be followed by drinks and dinner (the traditional open faced sandwiches will be back!).
The seminar and the dinner/reception are free of charge to members of Sjørettsforeningen and employees and students at NIFS. For all others the price is NOK 500. Please register here
You do not want to miss out on this long-awaited get-together with colleagues and friends!