by Editor | Mar 27, 2015 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, one of the most active and authoritative courts addressing maritime law issues, recently ruled on a consignee’s motion to dismiss claims of a non-vessel operating...
by Editor | Mar 27, 2015 | Commercial Issues
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London International forwarding and logistics, and indeed international trade more generally, nowadays often involves significant overseas investment; especially as new markets develop in emerging countries. Cross-border investments in...
by Editor | Mar 27, 2015 | National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Gill Nadel, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel A Freight Forwarder and Customs Agent were Absolved from Responsibility for a Delay in the Releasing of a Shipment Recently, a judgment was given by the Rehovot Small Claims Court, relating to the responsibility of an...
by Editor | Mar 27, 2015 | Carriage by Road, National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Henrik Jantzen, Kromann Reumert, Denmark On 20 January 2015, the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court rendered two decisions of general interest to Freight Forwarders. The first case concerned inter alia whether court proceedings commenced in order to interrupt an...
by Editor | Mar 27, 2015 | National Issues
Alexander Chebotarenko, chebotarenko@interlegal.com.ua Pacta sunt servanda Clear contractual terms usually guarantee successful transaction. But sometimes occurring force majeure events negatively impact the parties, who face problems in fulfillment of their...
