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Director’s visit to Shoko Maru incident site, Japan
During the first week of July 2014, the Director and Legal Counsel visited the site of the Shoko Maru incident, which occurred in May 2014 off the coast of Himeji Port, Japan.…
Incident in Japan
An incident took place on 29 May 2014 off the coast of Hyogo prefecture, Japan, involving the tanker Shoko Maru (998 GT). The tanker, which had already unloaded its cargo of crude…
High Court freezes 1971 Fund’s Assets
In a judgement handed down on 7 May 2014, the High Court (Commercial Court) in London decided that the Gard Club was entitled to a freezing order over the assets of the…
Gard Club takes legal action against the 1971 Fund
The Gard Club has lodged actions against the 1971 Fund in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and in the United Kingdom, claiming that the 1971 Fund should be liable to pay any…
Prestige judgement
On 13 November 2013 the Audiencia Provincial (Criminal Court) in La Coruña issued its judgement on the Prestige incident which occurred off northern Spain in 2002. The judgement followed an oral hearing…
Visit to Republic of Korea, 2-4 September 2013
The Director and Head of Claims Department visited Republic of Korea for meetings with the Korean Government on the latest developments in the Hebei Spirit incident. During the meetings the six year…