The new 6th Edition of GOODS IN TRANSIT, by our Member in London Paul Bugden, published by Sweet and Maxwell, is now available for purchase in e-book, hardbound, and package versions.
From the Foreword to the 6th Edition, by Jon Elvey, President of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association:
“I know of no other book which combines topics that this book does. Paul has gathered together the main elements of shipping, commercial and trade law and looked at them from every angle – contract, tort, bailment, sale of goods, property and banking. It remains an invaluable reference point not only for legal practitioners but for everyone involved in the freight-forwarding business and the trade and transportation of goods.”
The subject matter of Goods in Transit is of increasing relevance as international trade and globalisation continue to expand. The work gathers together and integrates in a unique, accessible, and practical form many aspects of general commercial, shipping, contract, bailment, tort, property, agency, and transport law in one place.
- Considers key areas of contract, bailment, tort, property, sale of goods and banking law as relevant to the movement of goods
- Deals with trans-national transportation by rail, road, sea, and air in the context of the various international transport conventions and multi-modal transport
- Analyses in detail the law of agency and the law of bailment in the context of carriage of goods and international trade law
- Examines the property elements in carriage of goods and international trade law
- Analyses the multifarious complex domestic and international statutory and contractual liability regimes applicable to carriers and other bailees
- Considers the various issues raised by outsourcing, logistics, and project forwarding contracts
- Incorporates the BIFA Standard Trading Conditions 2025 Edition
The sixth edition covers a number of key cases and developments, including:
- Fimbank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd (The Giant Ace) [2024]
- UKSC 38 Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co Ltd [2024]
- UKSC 6 Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd [2025]
- UKSC 10 King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC [2025]
- UKSC 39 Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd [2025]
- UKSC 33 Mitchell v Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber No 2 [2025]
- UKSC 43 URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025]
- UKSC 21 Caribbean Welding Supplies Ltd v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) [2024]
- UKPC 7 Maersk Guine-Bissau, SARL v Almar-Hum Bubacar Balde SARL [2024]
- EWHC 993 (Comm) Stournaras Stylianos Monoprosopi EPE v Maersk A/S [2024]
- EWHC 2494 (Comm) AMS Ameropa Marketing and Sales AG v Ocean Unity Navigation Inc (Doric Valour) [2024]
- EWCA Civ 1312. Berge Bulk Shipping PTE Ltd v Taumata Plantations Ltd [2025]
- EWCA Civ 876 MS Amlin Marine NV v King Trader Ltd [2025]
- EWCA Civ 1387 Skyros Maritime Corporation v Hapag-Lloyd AG (MV Syros & Agios Minas) [2025]
- EWCA Civ 1529 Pleon Ltd v Leonis Yachting Ltd (The Maltese Falcon) [2025]
- EWHC 3144 (Comm) Perfect Marine Ltd v Sodrugestvo Turkey [2025]
- EWHC 1940 (Comm) Tanga Pharmaceuticals Plastics Ltd v Emirates Shipping Line FZE [2025]
- EWHC 368 (Comm) Sino East Transportation Ltd v Grand Amazon Shipping Ltd [2025]
- EWHC 1990 (Comm) BIFA terms 2025 edition
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