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Summerskill on Laytime 8th ed


ISBN13: 9780414138599
Previous Edition ISBN: 9780414104082
To be Published: November 2026
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
Price: £365.00






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Summerskill on Laytime, a key and established title in this specialist field, comprehensively covers laytime and demurrage under English law. Ideal for practitioners in the field, this title presents the principles behind laytime, the standard clauses, interruptions, suspensions, demurrage, detention, and dispatch.

Key Features:

  • Includes the latest London Arbitration awards
  • Covers key cases including:
    • Gilbert-Ash (Northern) Ltd v Modern Engineering (Bristol) Ltd [1974] A.C. 689
    • Lord Marine Co. S.A., v Vimeksim SRB D.O.O., (The Lord Hassan) [2024] EWHC 3305 (Comm)
    • RTI Ltd v Mur Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18
    • The Moscow Stars [2017] EWHC 2150 (Comm)
    • The MT Stena Primorsk [2022] EWHC 2147 (Comm)
    • Trans Trade RK SA v Sebat Shipping and Trading (The Sebat) [2026] EWHC 950 (Comm)
    • Herculito Maritime Ltd v Gunvor International BV (The Polar) [2021] EWCA Civ 1828
    • The Saxon Star [1958] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 73
  • Incorporates changes to The Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023

Subjects:
Shipping, Transport and Maritime Law
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Laytime Clauses and Their Effects
3. Laytime not Fixed
4. Reaching the Destination
5. Readiness
6. Modification of Requirements for beginning of Laytime
7. Interruption by Bad Weather
8. Suspension of Laytime – other than by Bad Weather
9. Relationship of Loading and Discharging Times
10. Demurrage
11. Detention
12. Liability for Demurrage and Detention
13. Dispatch