On 23rd March the UK government launched its Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (“CBILS”). CBILS works through accredited lenders of which there are 40. These include a handful of lenders that have been active in the UK marine finance market – notably ABN-Amro, RBS Group and Santander. Reference is made to the government advice in the link above but in summary businesses with a UK based business activity and an annual turnover up to £45m can apply to access loans,

I won’t mention the “C” word in this article. Suffice to say, it’s now early April 2020 (for those reading in the future) and it’s unfortunately all around us. So, to divert attention from the “C” word, this is about something completely different. It may be worth setting out a little bit of procedural background first. There is a special division of the High Court of Justice here in London, the Admiralty Court, which handles shipping and maritime disputes. Aside from hearing