Case Summaries
(2016) 966 LMLN 1— London Arbitration 27/16
“It was held that pleadings containing negotiations between Charterers and Owners could not be protected by privilege since these negotiations were aimed at finding a commercial solution to a commercial problem (the inability of Charterers to make hire payments following a significant plunge in the freight market). Factors such as the presence of lawyers in negotiations, the presence of a third party acting as a mediator, or discussion of a novation did not create a "legal dispute". “