Is any amendment to the current time charter forms needed? -Focusing on the unsettled issues of redelivery under the English law and standard terms of a time charter-
Is any amendment to the current time charter forms needed? -Focusing on the unsettled issues of redelivery under the English law and standard terms of a time charter-
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초록
Ship owners and time charterers can both suffer unexpected commercial disadvantage if a ship is redelivered to her owners either before or after the agreed time charter duration. However, in the consideration of the situation that most contemporary time charters are based on various standard forms in the market, it should be examined whether or not any amendment to current redelivery clauses is required by confirming whether or not there are still the unsettled or arguable issues of redelivery under current clauses. In addition to this, in the consideration of the fact that the legal principles of a time charter under the English law in the Korean courts has been reviewed in detail through the Rehabilitation proceedings of the Korean shipping companies, it is practically meaningful to discuss the legal issues of redelivery under English law. Accordingly, this article will examine whether or not there is a necessity of any amendment to current redelivery clauses by analyzing generally the legal principles of redelivery under English law.