Liberty clauses concerning deviation in charterparties - a concise overview

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Law - Public Law / Miscellaneous, University of Southampton, course: Maritime Law, language: English, abstract: Charterparties often contain clauses allowing the owner to ignore the charterer's orders and deviate from the contractual route. These clauses are fully effective under English law, whether or not the Hague-Visby Rules apply to the contract. This essay will describe the most authorative cases and the current legal situation in a concise manner.