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Stranded Sailors Waited 28 Months for this Day

Fichte Legal — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 05:09:42 +0000

It was a fight for survival for the sailors who had to live on dwindling supplies of food and water. “Life in hell is over,” said a relieved Ayyappan Swaminathan as he planted his feet firmly on land for the first time in 28 months. Till a few weeks ago, land was a distant dream …

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Shipping Lawyers at Fichte and Co Finally Activated Arrest Documents to Rescue the Stranded Sailors

Fichte Legal — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 03:42:45 +0000

The first of seven ships abandoned at sea, with more than 30 crew on board, are being towed to shore after arrest warrants were served against a UAE firm. It is the beginning of the end of almost three years of misery for some seafarers, locked in limbo without pay as their employers faced financial …

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OW Bunker fallout

Fichte Legal — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 00:09:06 +0000

Khorfakkan Federal Appeal Court’s ruling supports local bunker suppliers’ position and rejects ING’s claims: By way of background, subsequent to the liquidation of OW Bunker Middle East DMCC (“OWBME”), Shipowners found themselves in the unenviable position that they were subject to double demand for payment by way of demands from both physical suppliers (“PS”) and …

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Exceptional Victory for Shipowner

Fichte Legal — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 04:57:51 +0000

Late last year, the Dubai Court of First Instance made an order in favour of the Shipowner for AED 10 million in compensation for wrongful arrest. The judge ruled that the Claimant had been unlawful in arresting the Shipowner’s vessel to secure his claim against the Defendant. Fichte & Co subsequently filed a civil arrest …

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