Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

customary dispatch

Dispatch that follows the rules, customs, and usages of the port where cargo is discharged.

dispatch

n. 1. A prompt sending off of something <a dispatch of the letter agreement>. 2. A prompt completion of something <dispatch of a business transaction. 3. Something quickly sent <the dispatch was mailed>. 4. Maritime law. The required diligence in discharging cargo <dispatch is required on all charters>.

dispatch money

Maritime law. An amount paid by a shipowner to a vessel's charterer if the vessel's cargo is unloaded at the port sooner than provided for in the agreement between the charterer and the shipowner. - Also termed dispatch. Cf. contract demurrage under DEMURRAGE."Some charters contain a provision for 'dispatch money,' which is in the nature of a reward to the charterer for loading or unloading more rapidly than provided for -i.e., in less time than the stipulated 'lay days.' Dispatch, where payable, is usually st

quick dispatch

See DISPATCH.