Possibility of seizing assets located anywhere in the European Union via the Dutch Courts

Last month a new version of the so-called Beslagsyllbus has been published. The Beslagsyllabus contains policy of the Dutch Courts and best practices regarding prejudment attachments of assets, including for instance freezing bank accounts and arresting vessels. This new version is of relevance for the international arrest practice. There is an amendment in respect of potential possibilities to […]

Thomas M Grasso LLC joins IR as the exclusive Maritime Law & Transport Law in New York & New Jersey.

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Thomas M Grasso of Thomas M Grasso LLC. Thomas has joined IR as our exclusive Maritime Law & Transport Law in New York & New Jersey. Tom is an accomplished commercial litigator with over 25 years of maritime and transportation industry […]

Whitelaw Twining joins IR as the exclusive Commercial Arbitration & Transport Law member in Canada, West.

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce John Fiddick of Whitelaw Twining. John has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Arbitration and Transport Law member in  Canada West.John Fiddick joined Whitelaw Twining in 2012 as Litigation Counsel and the Chair of the Commercial Litigation Group. John also works closely with the Firm’s Transportation Group, […]

Sale of Goods in Canadian Maritime Matters – Commercial Arbitration & Transport Law in Canada.

“Caveat emptor” a term that many of us have a general understanding of.  Its literal translation is “let the buyer beware” and it essentially stands for the proposition that absent an express warranty from a seller, a purchaser is buying goods at his own risk. In the everyday world,consumers are rarely in a position of bargaining power […]