The New Maritime Liability Act
Excerpt:
On August 8, 2001, the Marine Liability Act, S.C. 2001, c. 6 (the “Act”) came into force.
The broad purpose of the Act according to government literature is as follows:
- To adopt a new regime of Shipowner’s liability to passengers and a new regime for apportioning liability.
- To consolidate existing marine liability regimes to one comprehensive piece of legislation; and
- To validate certain bylaws and regulations made under Canada Ports Corporation Act and the Pilotage Act.
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Peter is a senior litigation lawyer with over 20 years of experience, and is a founding partner of the firm. Peter practices extensively in the field of maritime law, handling cases involving the enforcement of maritime liens, vessel arrest and security, carriage of cargo, civil and regulatory liability for ship source pollution, collision, salvage, port state control, immigration, bodily injury,… view full profile »
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