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Within the arena of asset finance, mortgages over ships on the shipping registry in St Vincent and the Grenadines is a popular option for many lending agents, banks and institutions because it is an effective way to secure loans, charges, various forms of facility agreements and other obligations. A ship mortgage once effectively registered is

Temple Stoke Chambers is regularly instructed to draft mortgages over ships and provide legal opinions on the validity of mortgages. Creating a valid mortgage means carefully drafting a mortgage instrument to the specifications of the Client. Clients, who are usually Banks or other lending institutions, normally have time sensitive specifications that require the drafting and

If you were to turn on the news channels on television in recent months, you would have realized that the UN has turned up the heat on North Korea with sanctions. A sanction is a penalty or a punishment. In this case, it is the prohibition of allowing certain goods and services into North Korea.

So! You have a small boat or a yacht and want to put it on the water in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) so you can earn some United States Dollars from the tourists as a taxi and/or tour guide in the upcoming tourist season! Before you get into “hiccups” for operating illegally, read

“Sailorman” “He went sailing” “She ‘dey on a ship” are all phrases that relate to seafarers or individuals who are employed or work onboard a ship. When you are at sea, the question that many ask is: which laws apply on that ship when it leaves the country or while it is at sea? The

Working on a ship is an exhilarating decision to make. This “life on the high seas” allows you to experience the ocean from a perspective few ever get to see. As a seafarer you have rights that are laid out in the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 which applies to all ships whether owned by the

Seafarers are basically the unappreciated rock stars of the ocean. It is the basis of their role to perform one of the toughest jobs in the world by operating to standard some of the largest ships humankind has ever built. They do it tirelessly, on rough seas and very risky areas. The computer and chair

So you set up your new practice or business, you want to get better at not just what you do but in managing your time. For lawyers and businessmen, time is literally money and time management is a skill that takes pointed effort, patience and a ridiculous amount of post-its to master. In an effort