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P&I / InsuranceSkuld·over 2 years ago

Anti-deduction clauses: Can a charterer withhold hire without an owner’s consent?

Skuld

In The Anna Dorothea, the Court found that where a charterparty provides that no deduction from hire may be made without owners' consent, non-payment of hire is a "deduction" if the vessel is allegedly off-hire at the instalment date, thereby precluding charterers from making unilateral deductions. Whilst the case is