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Understanding Marine Collision Regulations: More like Guidelines, than Actual Rules

March 3, 2015
Darren Williams
Info Articles, Legal FAQs, Marine Law, Personal Injury Law, Previous Publications

Clearly the Collision Regulations (“ColRegs”) under the Canada Shipping Act 2001 serve an important purpose in promoting the safe navigation of vessels on coastal and non-coastal waters. Like laws governing motor vehicles on land, these rules of the road reduce…

Repairer’s Liens – BC Primer for Marine Repairers & Customers

February 20, 2015
Darren Williams
Info Articles, Legal FAQs, Marine Law, Previous Publications

Repairer’s lien are very powerful, but often misunderstood legal tools available to repairers of vessels and marine machinery. The vast majority of repairers do not, in my experience, understand and implement their lien rights effectively, and as a result lose many of…

Rescuer Law: Compensation for Mariners Injured Rescuing Persons or Property?

January 19, 2015
Darren Williams
Marine Law, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Law, Previous Publications

“If a person by his fault creates a situation of peril, he must answer for it to any person who attempts to rescue the person who is in danger. He owes a duty to such a person above all others.…

Court’s Reasons for Queen of the North Officer’s Sentence

October 22, 2014
Darren Williams
Info Articles, Marine Law, Previous Publications

Although the B.C. Supreme Court sentenced the Fourth Officer (“FO”) of the Queen of the North on June 24, 2013, the reasons for this sentence were not available in writing until late July. Needing no editorial, the most significant portions of…

Marine Superstitions: Ignore Them at Your Peril

September 12, 2014
Darren Williams
Info Articles, Marine Law, Previous Publications
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This is an article by Darren Williams, a founding partner of League and Williams. Darren has written and published over 100 articles on maritime law in Canada. This article was originally published by Anchor Publishing in February 2004. Su•per•sti•tion: the…

The Tide is Turning Against Trespassing and Derelict Vessels

August 25, 2014
Darren Williams
Info Articles, Legal FAQs, Marine Law, Previous Publications

The expression “a man may not use the highway to stable his horse” reflects the rule of law that the public right of navigation, that we all enjoy, does not include a right of an individual to anchor or moor…

Peracomo v. Telus: Stupid Act Voids Insurance, Liability is Limited

July 18, 2014
Darren Williams
Court Decisions, Info Articles, Legal News, Marine Law, Previous Publications

Canada’s top court, the Supreme Court of Canada, recently decided the case of Peracomo v. Telus Communications Co., which is an interesting example of how a mariner, depending on the nature of their conduct, might lose the right to limit…

Understanding Marine Collision Regulations: More like Guidelines, than Actual Rules

Repairer’s Liens – BC Primer for Marine Repairers & Customers

Rescuer Law: Compensation for Mariners Injured Rescuing Persons or Property?

Court’s Reasons for Queen of the North Officer’s Sentence

Marine Superstitions: Ignore Them at Your Peril

The Tide is Turning Against Trespassing and Derelict Vessels

Peracomo v. Telus: Stupid Act Voids Insurance, Liability is Limited

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