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The Equity Of The M/S Bremen And Its Extraordinary Influence, Graydon S. Staring
The Equity Of The M/S Bremen And Its Extraordinary Influence, Graydon S. Staring
Graydon S. Staring
It is rare that an admiralty case will be widely influential in other fields of law. Such a one was the case of The Bremen. The Supreme Court unanimously renounced the past hostility to forum selection clauses and held them enforceable in Equity by way of admiralty, a precedent soon widely copied as a reform in common law. Note: The intention to publish a larger article on this subject has been abandoned.