http://www.bowman.co.za/Maritime/Index.asp Maritime & Transport RSS Feed from Bowman Gilfillan - A leading Corporate and Commercial South African law firm with professional lawyers en-US Copyright 2010 Bowman Gilfillan Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:00:00 GMT Maritime & Transport Law http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=2132417261 Much has been said and written lately about the credit-crunch which has gripped the world economy and sparked fears of a global recession. Whilst the shipping industry seems far removed from US sub-prime mortgages, this crisis has undoubtedly sent shockwaves throughout the financial sector and has played its part in stopping the rampant shipping boom dead in its tracks. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=2132417261 http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=2132417230 Bid Industrial Holdings v Strang: Establishing jurisdiction without arrest The recent decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bid Industrial Holdings v Strang [2007] SCA 144 (RSA) is a fine example of our courts' willingness to actively develop the common law in accordance with the Constitution. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=2132417230 http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=2132417193 The Banks Amendment Bill, 2007 ("the Bill") has been introduced to provide statutory force to the international strategic drive to further strengthen the credibility and stability of the international banking system. The amendments to the Banks Act, 1990 ('the Act") have been necessitated by important revisions to the Framework on International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards ("Basel II") or ("the revised Framework") published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) on 26 June 2004. Only the proposed amendments to the Bill as they relate to the implementation of Basel II will be considered and other technical changes necessitated by developments in the banking industry or to clarify certain provisions in the Act fall outside the scope of this discussion. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=2132417193 http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=1795644333 In most maritime jurisdictions, seafarers are armed with the legal machinery to enforce their claims for arrear wages. In the United Kingdom and South Africa, for example, they have a maritime lien in respect of these claims which entitles them to arrest their ship irrespective of its ownership. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=1795644333 http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=-157755688 SOUTH AFRICA ACCEDES TO THE 1992 POLLUTION CONVENTION - AT LAST Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=-157755688 http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=-26906730 No doubt, the legislature can a forge a sledge-hammer capable of cracking open the corporate shell, and it can, if it chooses, demand that the courts ignore all the conceptions and principles which are at the root of company law ... Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=-26906730 http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=-1811259115 This article will examine the nature of temporary employment services. Whether these contracts truly constitute employment relationships and how they operate in the maritime industry will be discussed. Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:00:00 GMT http://www.bowman.co.za/LawArticles/Law-Article.asp?id=-1811259115