SHOC seminar: Current maritime liability issues
On November 26th, 2025, prof. Stephen Girvin from National University Singapore (NUS) visits SHOC (Shipping and Ocean Law Group) and we take the opportunity to host a seminar on some current liability issues in maritime law. Professor Girvin will bring us up to speed with global limitation issues and in addition we will look into recent developments in case law regarding direct claims against subcarriers and liability issues related to digital piloting.
Please join us at KU on this afternoon.
Certificate of participation will be issued.
Program
Please see the program below or download the program by clicking here (PDF)
| Time | Program |
| 15.00 - 15.05 |
Welcome, Prof. Vibe Ulfbeck, KU Faculty of Law, CEPRI/SHOC |
| 15.05 - 15.50 |
Global Limitation of Liability: Continuing Development in the Law? Prof. Stephen Girvin, NUS, Singapore |
| 15.50 - 16.35 | Direct claims against the sub carrier – recent developments. Attorney Jesper Windahl, WSCO law firm |
| 16.35 - 16.50 | Coffee Break |
| 16.50 - 17.20 | Digital piloting and liability, Asli Arda, Assistant professor, KU, Faculty of Law, CEPRI/SHOC |
| 17.20 - 18.00 | Networking and drinks |
Registration
Everyone is welcome, but registration is needed, please click here to registre - No later than Tuesday 25th November at 12:00.
