by Editor | Feb 4, 2021 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Irina Maltseva, Interlegal, Ukraine [Editor’s Note: Interlegal is offering a free webinar on this subject, more information here.] Cargo or carrier’s liability insurance is a concept actively practiced in Ukraine for a long time. However, we cannot be sure that...
by Editor | Jan 29, 2021 | Carriage by Rail, Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada The Ontario Court of Appeal recently considered whether a rail carrier is entitled to charge a shipper demurrage pursuant to its tariff in the absence of any contract for carriage or services...
by Editor | Jan 28, 2021 | Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. Fellow members may well have an experience of clients who have become embroiled in disputes involving significant sums for container detention and demurrage and which has arisen out of the change in attitudes, globally, to traffic...
by Editor | Jan 18, 2021 | Commercial Issues, National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Ik Wei Chong, Christian Liu, Albert Huang, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Does a sudden strong wind in a port area constitute a force majeure event under Chinese shipping law? A recent judgment may provide helpful guidance on this issue. Traditionally, under established...
by Editor | Oct 29, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
Arnold Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: In MV ‘KOUTALIANOS’, EDIOLA SHIPPING LTD. vs CEFETRA B.V., Rotterdam District Court, 9 September 2020 The case concerns the carriage of soybean meal pellets by Ediola from Brazil to Europe on board...
