by Editor | Jan 26, 2015 | Case Summaries, Liability for Freight, National Issues
Gill Nadel, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel When Does the Court Exempt the Marine Carrier and Freight Forwarder From Liability For Late Arriving Cargo? During the transportation of cargo, whether it is for import of for export, importers/exporters are assisted by many...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | Case Summaries
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London ref:Geden Operations Ltd v Dry Bulk Handy Holdings Inc M/V “Bulk Uruguay”/ [2014] EWHC 885 (Comm) (28 March 2014), [2014] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 66 Popplewell J. This case concerned an appeal pursuant to s.69 of the...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | Case Summaries, National Issues
Dr. Marco Remiorz, Dabelstein & Passehl, Germany The Hamburg District Court has denied a freight forwarder’s liability for the loss of goods due to the sinking of the MOL Comfort. Facts The defendant, a German freight forwarder, was instructed with a...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | International Conventions, National Issues
Alexey Remeslo, Senior Lawyer, Interlegal, Law firm / Ilona Belyuk, Lawyer, Interlegal Law firm Salvage has a very long history, dating back to the 11th century B.C. Since that period it went through the development to the stage where it is now. However, not all of...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | International Conventions, National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) recently revised its 2012 Arbitration Rules and will implement its new 2015 Arbitration Rules (the “New Rules”) with effect from 1 January 2015. The New...
