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MCLaw Services Ltd., as the technical partner of the recent seminar on ‘The Role of Legislature and Judiciary in Protecting the Blue Economy,’ in collaboration with the Bangladesh Maritime Law Society (BMLS) and the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, Bangladesh (MACN), is thrilled to share this insightful event.
We were honored to have Mr. Azam J. Chowdhury, Chairman, Bangladesh Ocean Going Ship Owners’ Association (BOGSOA), as our ‘Special Guest’.
Ms. Shweata Mishra, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Head of Chambers at MCLaw Services Ltd., and Coordinator at BMLS, brilliantly initiated and concluded the seminar with her profound insights.
Our distinguished lineup of keynote speakers, including our President Mr. Mohiuddin Abdul Kadir, Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Dr. Mir Tareque Ali, Mr. Mohammad Mahburur Rahman, Commodore Syed Ariful Islam, and Mr. Sheridan Steiger, illuminated various facts of the Blue Economy, international collaboration, sustainable resource management, and the importance of legal frameworks.
Two engaging panel discussions were moderated by Rear Admiral Mohammad Khaled Iqbal and Dr. Borhan Uddin Khan, focusing on the impact of national and international law in developing the Blue Economy and the role of the judiciary in supporting and developing the maritime industry respectively.
The esteemed panelists, Mr. Justice (Retd.) AFM Abdur Rahman, Mr. Md. Abdus Samad, Rear Admiral A S M Abdul Baten, Rear Admiral Golam Sadeq, Mr. Mohiuddin Abdul Kadir, Capt. AKM Shafiqullah, Mr. Md Golam Sarwar, Mr. Syed Md. Bakhtiar, and Mr. Palash Bandyopadhyay, shared their profound insights, contributing to meaningful discussions.
The first panel emphasized the harmonization of national legal systems with sustainable blue economy principles. Ensuring consistency, enacting new legislation, and amending existing laws concerning the maritime sector were highlighted as crucial steps. Adaptive legal frameworks that account for industry evolution were emphasized.
MCLaw Services Ltd. extends its warmest congratulations to Bangladesh Maritime Law Society (BMLS) for organizing a successful Seminar and the theme of the seminar was ‘Understanding the Complexities of Marine Insurance Claims and the Cover Provided by Insurers’.
The Seminar was held on July 10 2023 at Hotel Agrabad, Chattogram sponsored by Tysers, West of England, MCO- Marine Claim Office and supported technically by MCLaw Services Ltd. with National & International speakers, leading Ship-owners, Ship builders, Shipping lines, Ship agents, prominent Marine insurers, Academicians, and Maritime Lawyers. The event witnessed an overwhelming response from participants eager to delve into the world of maritime law.
BMLS recognized the need of bringing experts in marine insurance and ship owners and other stakeholders of maritime industry at the same platform to share their experience and exchange their ideas critical on Marine insurance issues and therefore, organized this highly informative and engaging International seminar.
The seminar was inaugurated by Commodore Md. Ziaul Haque, OSP, NDC, AFWC, PSC, BN, Managing Director of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, who emphasized the importance of the seminar in creating awareness about the scope of the cover provided by Marine Insurance Policies. The special guest of the seminar, Mr. Sarwar Jahan, DMD of SR Shipping Ltd. and Mr. Md. Mehrul Karim, Chief Executive Officer of SR Shipping Ltd. addressed the various issues related to Marine Insurance briefly.
The seminar aimed to explore the challenges and discuss various issues regarding enhancing the knowledge of the stakeholders of the maritime industry related to the Law of Marine Insurance with special focus on marine insurance claims and scope of the coverage under various marine insurance policies.
Five renowned national and international experts presented their papers on marine insurance and other relevant topics and this operational part of the program was moderated by industry expert Mr. Chris Sydenham, Managing Director (Claims), Tysers.
Panel discussion sessions are given below:
1. Title: ‘Major casualty management and role of P&I club ’.
Session Speakers: – Ms. Suzanne Byrne, Group Head of Claims, West of England and Mr. Enam Hussain, Head of Claims (Eastern Term) West of England.
2. Title: ‘Unlocking some mysteries of Marine Hull Insurance Claims’.
Session Speakers: -Mr. Chris Kilbee, Chairman, Marine Claims Office-MCO and Mr. James Kilbee, Associate, UK AAA, Senior Adjusting Manager, Marine Claims Office-MCO
3. Title: ‘Law as applicable to maritime and marine insurance claims in Bangladesh’.
Session Speakers: Mr. Mohiuddin Abdul Kadir (Capt MAK).
The seminar was attended by about to 150 participants, including Bangladeshi ship owners, representatives from shipping companies, government officials, international experts, policymakers, industry leaders, and experts from various fields. The participants had the opportunity to exchange ideas, share experiences, and network with industry peers.
Ms. Shweata Mishra, Head of Chambers of MCLaw Services Ltd. the technical partner of BMLS on behalf of organizing committee, expressed her gratitude to the esteemed Guests, Speakers, Delegates, Participants and all Sponsors for their contribution to the success of the seminar. As specialized in marine insurance, she brought up various issues altogether in a nutshell in her speech regarding marine insurance at a whole.
Overall, the seminar was a resounding success, and the participants left with a better understanding of the marine insurance claims and scope of the coverage.
MCLaw congratulates BMLS for this fine arrangement.
MCLaw Services Ltd. extends its warmest congratulations to Bangladesh Maritime Law Society (BMLS) for being elected as a member of the Comite Maritime International (CMI) in 2023 Montreal Colloquium hosted by The Canadian Maritime Law Association.
Our President and Head of Chambers, Mr. Mohiuddhin Abdul Kadir (Capt. MAK), Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Chairman of BMLS and Ms. Shweata Mishra, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Coordinator of BMLS respectively participated in three days long Colloquium hosted by The Canadian Maritime Law Association where BMLS got CMI membership.
Congratulations to our President, Capt. MAK for his hard work to present BMLS in International arena for being elected as member state of CMI.
The Colloquium begun on June 14 2023 with various sessions including Judicial Sales IWG, Lex Maritima IWG, Offshore Activities IWG, Polar Shipping IWG, Mass IWG, Collision Convention IWG, Ratification Rotterdam Rules SC, Cybercrime IWG and Marine Insurance SC.
The operational part of the program was conducted on June 15 2023. The program started by the welcome speech of Dr. Ann Fenech, President of the Comité Maritime International, and Mr. Paul Harquail, of The Canadian Maritime Law Association followed by video message by Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary-General of the IMO. Thereafter, a video speech by the Honorable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transportation, Canada followed by Berlingieri Lecture by the Honorable Mr. Justice Sean J. Harrington, former judge, Federal Court of Canada.
Several panel discussion sessions were held on 15 June 2023. They are:
1. Title: “Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships and its Ratification”.
Session Chairs: Dr. Ann Fenech and Mr. Henry Li.
Session Panelists: Mr. Tomotaka Fujita, Mr. Frank Nolan, Mr. Alex von Ziegler, Mr. Stuart Hetherington, Mr. Jan-Erik Pötschke, Mr. Peter Laurijssen, and Mr. Fred Kenney.
2. Title: “Climate Change – Impact on Ports and Inland Waterways”.
Session Chair: Moderator: Andrea Fernandes.
Session Panelists: Ulysses Pamel and David Cummins.
3. Title: “Promoting and Enforcing Ethics and Diversity in the Maritime Legal Community”.
Session Chair: Moderator: Mr. Robin Squires.
Session Panelists: Ms. Justice Vanessa Rochester, Mr. Taylor Coley, and Mr. Kierstan Carlson.
4. Title: “Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) – The Future Regulation of Unmanned Shipping – Where We Are And Where We Are Going”.
Session Chair: Mr. Tom Birch Reynardson.
Session Panelists: Ms. Gillian Grant, Mr. Aldo Chircop and Mr. Frank Stevens.
5. Title: “Mobile Offshore Renewables Units: Examining the Need for Unification of Maritime Law”.
Session Chairs: Ms. Shelley Chapelski and Mr. Lawrence Teh.
Session Panelists: Mr. Alexander Severance, Mr. William Sharpe, and Jurriaan Kien.
6. Title: “Arctic Shipping”.
Session Chair: Moderator: Mr. Aldo Chircop.
Session Panelists: Mr. Seamus Ryder, Mr. Simon Ledsham, and Mr. David Côté.
7. Title: “Harmonizing the Interpretation of Art 4 of LLMC76”.
Session Chair: Mr. John Markianos.
Session Panelists: Mr. Dieter Schwampe, Ms. Leyla Pearson (International Chamber of Shipping), Mr. David Bolomini (International Group of P&I Clubs) .
Followed by June 15 2023, several panel discussion sessions were held on 16 June 2023 too. They are:
1. Title: “The CMI Lex Maritima Project – Latest Draft and Further Planning”.
Session Chair: Mr. Eric van Hooydonk.
Session Panelists: Mr. Jésus Casas and members of the CMI IWG on the Lex Maritima.
2. Title: “Cyber Threat in the Maritime Sector – A Storm on the Horizon”.
Session Chair: Mr. Julian Clark.
Session Panelists: Mr. Julian Clark, Mr. Lars T Okmark, Mr. Rick Tiene, Mr. Leong Kah Wah, Mr. Sébastien Lootgieter and Mr. Ricardo Rozas.
3. Title: “The Collision Convention 1910: Is CMI’S Oldest Convention In Need Of Modernization?”.
Session Chair: Mr. John O’Connor.
Session Panelists: Mr. Dieter Schwampe and Mr. Francesco Siccardi.
4. Title: “The Master: An Endangered Species? Responsibilities and Liabilities in Today’s Climate”.
Session Chair: Frank Stevens.
Session Panelists: Frank Stevens, Gaël Piette, Charles B. Anderson, Vincent J. Foley, and Fred Kenney.
Second CMI Executive Council meeting and CMI General Assembly were also conducted on 16 June 2023 wherein name of BMLS was tabled by the CMI EX Co for membership and the General Assembly voted unanimously in favor of BMLS electing the Society to be the newest member of CMI family.
BMLS is profoundly grateful to the President of CMI Dr. Ann Fenech for her guidance and support and Executive Committee to consider BMLS for this membership.
CMI Membership of BMLS would provide its members with unique opportunity to contribute to the development of the maritime industry in Bangladesh and the world as a whole and to network with leading experts in the Maritime Sector.
MCLaw Services Ltd. believes that the expertise and knowledge of BMLS’ members will be an asset to the CMI.
MCLaw congratulates BMLS for this fine achievement.
The Department of Law at Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), in collaboration with the Bangladesh Maritime Law Society (BMLS) and technical partner MCLaw Services Ltd., successfully organized a highly informative and engaging day-long workshop on “Introduction to Maritime Law and Practice.” Which was held at Independent University Bangladesh on May 27, 2023, the event witnessed an overwhelming response from participants eager to delve into the world of maritime law.
Rear Admiral (retd) Md. Khurshed Alam, Secretary of the Maritime Affairs Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, grace the workshop as the Chief Guest. His presence added immense value and highlighted the significance of maritime law in Bangladesh’s development and its role in the global maritime industry. Ambassador (Retd) Tariq A Karim, Director of the Center for Bay of Bengal Studies (IUB), join us as a Special Guest, contributing his expertise and insights to the discussions.
Prof. Dr. Borhan Uddin Khan, Adjunct Professor & Advisor, Department of Law, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) inaugurated the workshop.
Mr. Mohiuddin Abdul Kadir, President (Acting) of Bangladesh Maritime Law Society (BMLS) and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, delivered a captivating keynote speech on the topic of “Introduction to Admiralty Law and Maritime Claims.” His extensive legal knowledge and expertise provided participants with a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework governing maritime disputes.
Ms. Shweata Mishra, Head of Chambers of MCLaw Services Ltd. and Advocate of the Supreme Court of India, conducts a practical session on “Introduction to Marine Insurance.” Participants were actively engaged in group activities, solving problem questions, and gaining valuable insights into the practical implementation of marine insurance in the maritime industry.
Commodore BN (Rtd) Syed Ariful Islam, former Director General of the Department of Shipping, Bangladesh, and Capt. A.K.M. Shafiqullah, also a former Director General of the Department of Shipping, Bangladesh, shared their expertise and practical knowledge on maritime affairs, focusing on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the legislative procedures of IMO and Maritime Labor Convention (MLC), 2006.
Dr. Assaduzzaman, Professor, Department of Law, Independent University Bangladesh gave a lecture about the Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea emphasizing international trade.
The workshop was designed to provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of various aspects of maritime law and its practical applications. Distinguished speakers and industry experts shared their knowledge and insights, enriching the learning experience for all. Participants had the opportunity to enhance their understanding of crucial topics such as admiralty law, maritime claims, marine insurance, and more.
The Bangladesh Maritime Law Society organized a seminar, ‘Protection of Bangladeshi Ship Owners in the Global Maritime Environment,” on March 6, 2023, at the CIRDAP International Conference Center (CICC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The purpose of the conference was to address the issues Bangladeshi shipowners confront in the global maritime environment and develop ways to safeguard their interests.
Mr. Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury MP, the Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping, and Government of the Republic of Bangladesh, was the Hon’ble Chief Guest. The special guests of the seminar were Mr. Syed Shahriyar Ahsan, C.E.O., Pioneer Insurance Company Limited, and Commodore Syed Ariful Islam, BN (Retd), former Director General, Department of Shipping, and representative of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN), Bangladesh.
Our friend from Steamship Mutual, Mr. Edward Barnes, was one of the speakers who gave a presentation on the ‘Role of P&I Clubs in Protecting Ship Owners in the Global Maritime Industry.”
Mr. Mohiuddin Abdul Kadir, Advocate Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Acting President of the Bangladesh Maritime Law Society (BMLS), gave the welcome speech, while Advocate Ms. Shweata Mishra, Head of Chambers of MCLaw Services Ltd., who were technical partners of the BMLS, expressed her gratitude to the participants at the end of the seminar.
The Bangladesh Maritime Law Society (BMLS) and Eastern University Faculty of Law, in collaboration with technical partner MCLaw Services Ltd., have accomplished a highly successful day-long workshop on “Introduction to Maritime Law and Practice.” The event took place on October 27, 2022, at 09:00 AM at Eastern University’s Dhanmondi Campus, garnering an enthusiastic response from participants eager to delve into the intricate world of maritime law.
The workshop program commenced with an inspiring speech from the Honorable Vice Chancellor of Eastern University, Professor Dr. Shahid Akhtar Hossain, setting the stage for an enriching day of knowledge-sharing and collaboration.
Distinguished speakers from various domains of maritime law and practice delivered informative presentations, enlightening the attendees on key topics. The esteemed speakers included:
Mr. Mohiuddin Abdul Kadir, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh and President (Acting) of Bangladesh Maritime Law Society (BMLS) as well as President of MCLaw Services Ltd. discussed “Introduction to Admiralty Law & Maritime Claims.”
Engineer Obaid Bashir, Ship Surveyor and Examiner at the Department of Shipping, Government of the Republic of Bangladesh, provided insights on “IMO & International Maritime Conventions Applicable in Bangladesh.”
Dr. Md. Anowar Zahid, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law, Department of Law, Eastern University, enlightened the audience on the “Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea.”
Ms. Shweata Mishra, Head of Chambers, MCLaw Services Ltd., Advocate of the Supreme Court of India, presented on “Introduction to Marine Insurance, Problem Solving & Group Activities.”
The workshop was graced by the presence of a special guest, Rear Admiral (Retd) Md Khurshed Alam, Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, adding prestige to the event.
Throughout the day, participants engaged in interactive sessions, problem-solving activities, and group discussions, fostering a dynamic and collaborative learning environment.
AIAC Certificate in Adjudication is conducted by AIAC (formerly known as KLRCA) and is open to everyone, especially those in the construction industry. Aside from training future adjudicators and providing them with the necessary skills to conduct adjudication, programme is also suitable for those who do not want to become adjudicators but would just like to seek more knowledge on the subject. This programme is recognised by the CIPAA Regulations as a necessary qualification to be a CIPAA Adjudicator under CIPAA 2012. The training is conducted over five days by experts from the construction industry.
The Society of Construction Law India is honoured to be hosting one of the world’s most prestigious conferences in the field of Law i.e. The Seventh International Construction Law Conference at New Delhi from 10th to 12th November 2017.
SCL India organized this conference to make a gathering of Lawyers, Judges, Academicians, Engineers, Architects, and other professionals, from all over the world, working in the field of construction, for sharing and exchanging of experiences and ideas on relevant issues of importance to the construction industry worldwide. This would be achieved by the extra-ordinary line-up of speakers and researchers assembled from all over the world to present their ideas to, lead discussions and to hold working sessions with those attending the conference.
This primarily professional conference also gives an opportunity to socialize casually every day at the accompanying events, luncheons, and dinners and also to embark upon a journey of imbibing and celebrating the rich cultural heritage that India is globally known for.
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