In a shipbuilding contract, the ordering parties agreed among themselves that only one of them wouldappear as owner, holding, however, the title on behalf of all concerned. The apparent owner registered the vessel with the competent ship Registry, by virtue of a transferdeed by the yard. Thereafter, he acted as sole ship-owner and prevented the […]
Claims in case of death or injury of a passenger on international voyages is governed by Athens InternationalConvention 1974. A time-bar of two years is established there. Time starts from disembarkationor, in case of death, from date when deceased passenger would have disembarked. In a case of claim for injuries to a passenger on a […]
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GDPR: TIME APPROACHES/ ΓΕΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΝΟΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΙΚΩΝ ΔΕΔΟΜΕΝΩΝ: Ο ΧΡΟΝΟΣ ΠΛΗΣΙΑΖΕΙ The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in force, applying to virtually all entities active in the EU (and those outside EU that deal with EU). GDPR application becomes mandatory by 25 May 2018, when all entities affected should be compliant.Non-compliance with GDPR […]
TRUE COST OF AML COMPLIANCE – FINDINGS FROM EUROPEAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS – LexisNexis Risk Solutions, September 2017 EU regulations governing anti-money laundering (AML) compliance continue to evolve, most recently with the EU’s Fourth AML Directive coming into force in June 2017. The expanded focus of this new Directive increases pressure on compliance teams, with significant […]
The notions of shipowner, exploiter and mere owner are distinct: A shipowner combines mere ownershipand exploitation of the vessel. Where the owner entrusts exploitation to a third party, the latter isliable towards claims arising from such exploitation. The mere owner is not personally liable for suchclaims, however he is jointly liable through the specific vessel […]
Pursuant to the recent Opinion 5/2017, the Data Protection Authority considered the issue of the use of video surveillance systems, for the purpose of individuals’ protection, in the light of the principle of proportionality, namely the data are collected for the intended purpose. Two types of video surveillance are distinguished. On the one hand, the […]
Treaties between countries for the avoidance of double taxation are a useful device for business planning. For example, it is possible to have an international activity (eg carriage of goods by sea), that is subject to taxation in the country where the service is offered. On the other hand, income for that service may be […]