Recap and governing terms
Read the agreed terms together and identify the hierarchy, amendments and wording that affect the position.
Contract Review
Review the recap, charterparty terms and supporting records relevant to a laytime or demurrage question.
Discuss a contract questionLaytime and claims context
Read the relevant terms alongside the claim question.
This focused review considers the recap, charterparty terms and supporting records relevant to a specific laytime or demurrage question. It is not general legal advice or an unrestricted contract review.
What we consider
The provisions and documents that shape the point at issue.
The laytime or claims question
Keep the review directed at the calculation, claim position or response point the team needs to address.
The operating record
Where relevant, test the words of the agreement against notices, correspondence and performance events.
The output
A clearer basis for the next claims step.
Key terms identified
A focused explanation of the language and documents that are most relevant to the question.
Points to confirm
The evidence, instructions or assumptions that need to be settled before the position can be relied upon.
Practical next steps
A practical route for further review, correspondence or a connected laytime calculation analysis.
Start with the term relevant to the claim question.
Tell us what the agreement needs to answer and how that question connects to the commercial position you are considering.