Sale of ships : the Norwegian saleform
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Sale of ships : the Norwegian saleform
Thomson/Sweet & Maxwell, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This work provides a comprehensive, clause-by-clause guide to the use of the Norwegian Saleform in the sale and purchase of ships. As virtually all sales and purchases of second-hand ships are conducted on the Norwegian Saleform, owners, their in-house claims men and their clubs need guidance as to their rights and obligations under what is a standard form contract.
Sale of Ships is the only book to address this topic from a practitioner's angle. It gives a history of the Norwegian Saleform, along with a general commentary on the purchase of second-hand vessels.
* Provides a clause-by-clause approach guiding the practitioner through the Form
* Authors are experienced in all types of maritime law, especially sale and purchase, and with using the Form
* Practical - deals with the topic from the point of view of the practitioner in the market
Table of Contents
History of the Norwegian Saleform. Background commercial considerations. Discussion of application of general contract law. Discussion of application of Sale of Goods Act 1979 as amended by Sale and Supply of Goods and Services Act 1994. Analysis of main differences between 1987 and 1993 Saleforms. Commentary on pre-amble and clause 1. Clause 2 - payment of deposit. Clause 3 - notices. Clause 4 - inspection. Clause 5 - place and time of delivery. Clause 6 - dry docking. Clause 7 - spare/bunkers, etc. Clause 8 - documentation and discussion of closing procedures. Clause 9 - encumbrances - discussion of related issues such as port state control detentions. Clause 10 - taxes. Clause 11 - extended detention of wording in both 1987 and 1993 Forms and all related issues. Clause 12 - name/markings. Clause 13 - buyer's default. Clause 14 - seller's default. Clause 15 - (1993 Form) Buyers's representatives. Clause 15 - (1987 Form) Arbitration. Signature of Saleform contracts. Legal position of classifi
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