Ship Building, Sale and Finance

Barış Soyer is Professor of Commercial and Maritime Law and Director of the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Law School, Swansea University . Andrew Tettenborn is Professor of Commercial Law at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Law School, University of Swansea.

Part I: Legal issues relating to ship building 1. Contracting by Numbers: The Different Characteristics of the Main Shipbuilding Contracts Professor Andrew Tettenborn 2. The BIMCO Newbuildcon Standard Form Shipbuilding Contract: Salient Features and Pitfalls Chris Kidd 3. Remedies for Breach of Shipbuilding Contracts- Is English Law 'Fit for Purpose'? Simon Curtis 4. The Application of the 'Prevention Principle' in the Ship Building Context Simon Kverndal QC 5. Drafting and Interpreting Payment and Refund Guarantees in the Shipbuilding Context John Forrester 6. The Evolving Nature of Builders' Risks Cover Professor Baris Soyer Part II: Ship sale contracts and practice 7.Battle of the Sale Forms Matt Hannaford 8. 'As Is'...As You Were?The Union Power and 'As Is' Provisions in Ship Sale and Purchase Contracts 9. The Practicalities of Ship Sales in the Current Market William Maclachlan Part III: Legal and practical issues relation to ship finance10. Ship Mortgages: Enforcement and Remedies Charles Buss 11. Mortgagees' Interest Insurance Peter Macdonald Eggers QC 12. Lease Finance and Demise Charters-Lessors’ Risks and Liabilities Professor Simon Baughen 13.Financing Newbuilding Vessels and Barecon 2001: A Fair Deal? Dr Theodora Nikaki 14. Shipping Finance and Sanctions 15. Using Derivatives to Finance Ship Sales and Shipbuilding: A Civil Law Perspective Professor Dr Olivier Cachard