Pollution at Sea

Professor Bariş Soyer is the Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University. He is a member of the British Maritime Law Association and British Insurance Law Association. He is the author of Warranties in Marine Insurance published by Cavendish Publishing (2001), and of an extensive list of journal articles published in elite journals such as Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, Journal of Business Law, Torts Law Journal and Journal of Contract Law. Professor Andrew Tettenborn has been attached to the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea Law School since 2010. He has also taught at the universities of Cambridge, Exeter and Geneva, has written extensively on widespread aspects of private, shipping and commercial law, and sits on the editorial board of Lloyd's Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly. He has held visiting positions at Melbourne University, the University of Connecticut and at Case Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

PART 1: Various Liability Regimes: International, Regional and National 1. “Torrey Canyon”, 45 Years on – Have We Solved All the Problems? Mr Patrick Griggs CBE, Past President of CMI, UK 2. Liability for Pollution from Ships Bunkers Mr Colin de la Rue, Partner, Ince & Co, London, UK 3. The HNS Convention and Its 2010 Protocol Mr Mans Jacobbson, Former Director, International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds, Sweden 4. Compensation for Pollution Damage Resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources Professor Baris Soyer, Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, UK 5. Proposals for Legislative Reform Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Mr Charles B. Anderson, Skuld North America, USA 6. “To the Great Damage and Common Nuisance of All Liege Subjects of Our Lady the Queen”: Oil Pollution Claims and Public Nuisance Simon Rainey QC, Barrister Quadrant Chambers, London, UK 7. Avoiding International Legal Regimes- The Erika Experience Mr Luc Grelett, Partner, Reed Smith, Paris, France 8. Maritime Liability and Compensation in EU Law Mr Henrik Ringbom, Head of Unit, Marine Environment, Training and Statistics, at the European Maritime Safety Agency, Portugal PART 2: Pollution Liabilities and Third Parties 9. Environmental Salvage- Time for A Change? Mr Archie Bishop, Holman Fenwick Willan, London, UK
10. Recent Developments in P&I Cover for Pollution: Terrorism, Piracy and Sanctions Mr Luke Readman, Retired Chairman, Thomas Miller Ltd, UK 11. The Liability of Charterers for Marine Pollution Professor Richard Williams, Member of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, UK 12. Marine Pollution- Unorthodox Suits and Unorthodox Defendants Professor Andrew Tettenborn, Member of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, UK PART 3: Public Law Aspects 13. Maritime Pollution and State Liability Mr Simon Baughen, Reader in Law, University of Bristol, UK 14. Whatever Happened to European Directive 2005/35/EC? Europe's Ambivalent Approach to the Fight against Marine Pollution and its Consequences for Seafarers Professor Marc Huybrechts, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Antwerp and University of Leuven, Belgium 15. Impact of Port State Control on Pollution at Sea Dr Oya Ozcayir, Maritime Consultant and Member of the Izmir Bar, Turkey