by Editor | Oct 7, 2019 | Commercial Issues
The Advisory Body – Legal Matters (ABLM) of FIATA has recently published a set of guidelines on the prevention of fraud and bribery in freight forwarding. According to the World Banks Logistics Performance Index (LPI), freight forwarding suffers from a lack of...
by Editor | Sep 26, 2019 | STCs, Summaries of Cases
Felix Goebel, Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany The Freight Forwarders’ Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp) are general terms of service recommended by several trade associations. The recommendations are non-binding and contracting parties...
by Editor | Aug 28, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Ref: De Wolf Maritime Safety B.V. v. Traffic-Tech International Inc. 2017 FC 23 In this claim for loss of cargo en route from Canada to Europe, the defendant forwarder Traffic-Tech International...
by Editor | Aug 18, 2019 | Commercial Issues, Conflict of laws, Jurisdiction + Forum
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This will provide for the enforcement of mediated settlement agreements across country borders. It is being seen as the counterpart to the New York Arbitration Convention. Aims Whilst in practice, non-compliance rates are low...
by Editor | Aug 2, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Arthur A. Nitsevych, Interlegal Ukraine A foreign bunkering company filed a request to Interlegal on securing debt recovery for lubricant supply amounting to 90,000 USD, with payment delay for over half-year. To defend the Client’s interests, Interlegal lawyers...
