Procedural aspects of limitation of liability for maritime claims

Limitation of liability is an essential principle of maritime law, implemented to shield shipowners and other maritime actors from ruinous financial liabilities arising from the risks associated with international shipping. While the current global rules regulating this principle, such as the International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC 1976/1996) has significantly harmonized the substantive aspects of the rules, the procedural aspects for enforcing this right remain largely unharmonised and unregulated at the international level. Therefore, this thesis identifies a critical gap in legal research, exploring how national procedures interpret various aspects of these rules with the aim to provide insights into these procedural divergences towards enhancing predictability and clarity.