Robert Scrivener

This book examines and explains the law relevant to bareboat or demise charterparties, a common form of maritime contract used by both operators of vessels and also as a form of lease finance. Its principal aim is to set out a structured analysis of all the rights and obligations of the parties to a bareboat charter. This will include consideration of the nature of the contract, its uses (both historical and current) in the market, and the key clauses in the standard form and commentary thereon.Providing a clause-by-clause analysis commentary on all the provisions of the BIMCO BARECON, and all decisions relevant to those clauses, Bareboat Charters addresses important topics such as termination, repossession and damages from an English law standpoint, adding useful guidance for practitioners. It considers general issues of contract and/or maritime law so far as they relate to bareboat charters, and extracts or summarises key passages of important case law.This book will serve as the standard reference work on the law relating to bareboat charters, providing comprehensive treatment of the subject, accessible and useful to shipping lawyers and also to shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs, and other insurers.

This book cuts a path through the rules of the Financial Ombudsman Service (or 'FOS') with practical guidance to the law and procedure of FOS complaints. It provides an indispensable guide for lawyers navigating such complaints, and for those who wish to challenge FOS decisions before the Courts. It also addresses the difficult area of how FOS complaints interact with Court procedures. ABOUT THE AUTHORSAdam Temple is a barrister at 4 Pump Court, specialising in financial services law. He regularly appears for the Financial Conduct Authority in regulatory cases, and for banks, IFAs and insurance companies in all manner of disputes. He has particular expertise in FOS claims and is regularly instructed to advise on matters of systemic interest to his clients. He has appeared for an Interested Party in a judicial review of a FOS decision.Robert Scrivener is a barrister at 4 Pump Court. He routinely acts in banking and financial services disputes, particularly appearing for insurers, banks and other authorised firms. He has been instructed on a number of cases arising from FOS decisions, and is often instructed in disputes giving rise to issues under the Financial Services and Markets Act and the FCA Handbook.