by Editor | Mar 21, 2020 | COVID-19
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Please be advised that our office will be closed and all staff on reduced hours until further notice. Ontario Courts Partial Shutdown: The Ontario Superior Court and Provincial Courts are shutting...
by Editor | Mar 5, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in this case. This was a case in which vessel owners sought general average contributions and a proportion of cargo interests declined – on the basis that there had been actionable...
by Editor | Feb 28, 2020 | Commercial Issues
FIATA Director-General Dr. Stéphane Graber confirmed by email yesterday that the FIATA headquarters sessions scheduled for 24-28 March 2020 are being cancelled as a result of concerns over the spread of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus. According to the communiqué: This...
by Editor | Feb 25, 2020 | Commercial Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Ed Note: the following summarizes the highlights of Clyde + Co.’s Coronavirus update for the international trade and transportation sector. The recent outbreak of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China has received worldwide attention...
by Editor | Feb 19, 2020 | Case Summaries, STCs
Maurice Lynch, Special Counsel, Mills Oakley, Australia Most freight forwarders have standard terms and conditions. Whether a freight forwarder can rely upon these standard terms and conditions as a defence in disputes depends upon: whether they have been incorporated...
