How a quirk became a cause

摘要

A dispute between Russia's state-owned shipping company, Sovcomflot, and some privately owned Russian businesses about the terms of charterparties (contracts for the delivery of goods by sea) may not seem to be of obvious relevance to the UK construction industry. But, as Tony Bingham pointed out (9 November, page 58), "the Fiona", as it is known, may well have significant consequences for adjudication.