Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims

The Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, also known as theLLMC Convention or the London Convention of 1976,^[1] is an IMO treaty that was concluded in London in November 1976. It entered into force in 1986, and superseded the 1957 Brussels Convention of the same name. As of October 2016^[update], 54 states are party to the convention.^[2] The IMO adopted a Protocol to the Convention in 1996.^[3]

Parties

Although 65 states have ratified the convention, it has only 54 state parties because a number of ratifying states have denounced the convention.^[2] New Zealand had ratified the convention and ceased to be a party in October 2017. In Canada, the 1996 protocol to the 1976 convention is part of the country's Marine Liability Act of 2001.^[3]

See also

• Peracomo Inc. v. TELUS Communications Co.— Canadian case concerning the Convention