Marsden and Gault on Collisions at Sea 16th Edition eBook

Part of the highly respected British Shipping Law Series, Marsden and Gault serves as an in-depth guide to the specialist and self-contained area of Collision and Loss in maritime law, examining recent cases and convention developments. The commentary proceeds seamlessly from navigational fault and the interpretation of the Collision Regulations towards special liability regimes and pollution.

Updates to the 16th edition include:

• Important developments in the law of limitation
• Changes in the rules on jurisdiction
• Developments in the law of damages relevant to collisions
• The new rules on collision statements of case
• Amendments to the Collision Regulations

The 16th edition also covers all relevant cases, including:

• Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co Ltd [2024] UKSC 6; [2025] A.C. 406 (damages and causation)
• The Panamax Alexander [2022] EWHC 2828 (Admlty); [2023] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 83 (effect of local navigation rules)
• Nautical Challenge Ltd v Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd [2022] EWHC 206 (Admlty) (The re-trial of a collision action in light of the Supreme Court decision in Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd v Nautical Challenge Ltd [2021] UKSC 6
• Denver Maritime Ltd v Belpareil AS [2024] EWHC 362 (Admlty); [2024] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 323 (causation and proactive duties when collision possible)
• The MSC Flaminia [2025] UKSC 14; [2025] 1 W.L.R. 1835 (limitation)
• MV Pacific Pearl Co Ltd v NYK Orpheus Corp [2022] EWHC 2828 (Admlty); [2023] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 83 (security)
• Splitt Chartering APS v Saga Shipholding Norway AS [2021] EWCA Civ 1880; [2022] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 170 (limitation)
• FMG Hong Kong Shipping Ltd, the Demise Charterers of FMG SYDNEY v Owners of the MSC APOLLO [2023] EWHC 328 (Admlty) (the crossing rule)
• The Star Centurion and The Antea [2023] HKCFA 20; [2024] 2 Lloyd's Rep 435 (limitation)
• UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30; [2024] 3 W.L.R. 659 (foreign arbitration agreements)
• Monford Management Ltd (Owners of the KIVELI) v Afina Navigation Ltd (Owners of the AFINA I) [2025] EWHC 1185 (Admlty) (Rules 14 and 15 of the Collision Regulations)
• X-PRESS MAHANADA, (Owners of the) v BURGAN, (Owners of the) [2025] EWHC 721 (Admlty)(apportionment in collision cases)

1. Introduction
2. Jurisdiction of the English courts
3. Claimants
4. Liability in Tort
5. Regulations for preventing collisions at sea
6. The Collision Regulations annotated
7. Liability in Contract
8. Liability under statute
9. Salvage and General Average
10. Oil Pollution 
11. Defences 
12. Defendants 
13. Causation 
14. The Rule as to division of loss
15. Damages 
16. Limitation of Liability
17. Foreign law 
18. Practice and Procedure
19. Costs  
20. Criminal liability 
21. Shipping Inquiries
22. Appendices