by Editor | Aug 5, 2015 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Spring cleaning at the ports: a summary of recent legislative and regulatory attention directed at the wharves. This spring saw quite a bit of activity in the administration of U.S. seaports, regionally and nationally, in response...
by Editor | Jul 29, 2015 | National Issues
Arthur A. Nitsevych, Interlegal Ukraine nitsevych@interlegal.com.ua Failure of the charterer to pay the freight or demurrage amount incurred at the port of loading is quite frequent situation in the carriage of goods by sea. In the shipping business, the most common...
by Editor | Jul 22, 2015 | National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Gard Marine & Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 16 – Contracts providing for insurance to be taken out in joint names have given rise to problems in relation to subrogation for a number of years....
by Editor | Jul 22, 2015 | Insurance, National Issues
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A Danish freight forwarder was liable for the theft of valuable LEGO toys worth approximately €110,000, because it was not proved that the loss of goods was the result of a robbery. However, the freight forwarder could limit his liability...
by Editor | Jul 22, 2015 | National Issues
Gill Nadel, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel Certificate of Origin According to Trade Agreements – Possibilities and Risks Ones who deal in importing goods from countries with which Israel has trade agreements with, regularly enjoy a customs exemption, but are...
