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Recent Articles
CMR Art.17: legal succession, damages, and force majeure
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The District Court Zeeland – West-Brabant rendered a judgment on 1 June 2022 in a case concerning damage sustained to a consignment of hatching eggs containing live embryos from Northern Ireland...
Shipper seeks FMC sanctions for Maersk Retaliation
Andrew Yates, Lane Powell, USA What began as a straightforward dispute between an importer and Maersk[1] over demurrage charges incurred during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic has now become a major retaliation complaint before the Federal Maritime Commission...
Burden of Proof under CMR
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The Dutch Supreme Court rendered a judgment on 16 September 2022 (ECLI:NL:HR:2022:1222) in a case answering the question if CMR contains a rule of burden of proof regarding the question whether...
GENCON 2022
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. 100 years after it was first introduced and 30 years since the last revision, BIMCO have revised the Uniform General Charter, the most popular form of general charter. There has been no tinkering this time. It is a major change to...
Cargo Damage under CMR: waiver and forfeiture
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The District Court East-Brabant rendered an interim judgment on 30 March 2022 in a case concerning damage sustained to a consignment of pork en route from the Netherlands to Poland...
Container Demurrage and Detention Charges
Pauline Davies, Fee Langstone, New Zealand With demurrage and detention have become particularly hot topics since COVID. This paper discusses some international developments in the area, some ideas for reform and also some steps that freight forwarders can take to...
CMR Art.31 Forum and Jurisdiction
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The District Court of The Hague rendered a judgment on 19 January 2022 in a case concerning damage sustained to a consignment of roses en route from Spain to the Netherlands...
Government of Canada announces Digital Supply Chain Infrastructure
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada The Government of Canada announced today its $136 million Advancing Industry-Driven Digitalization of Canada’s Supply Chain initiative. The initiative aims to develop digital solutions that will...
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