FORCE MAJEURE – SERVICE PROVIDERS’ LIABILITY

FORCE MAJEURE – SERVICE PROVIDERS’ LIABILITY

Alexey Remeslo, Senior Lawyer, Interlegal, Law firm                                      General view on service providers’ liability in Ukraine Ukrainian Law does not contain specific provisions as for the service providers’ liability. Such is regulated by general...
Lien Rights under the CIFFA STCs

Lien Rights under the CIFFA STCs

Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada In Canada carriers of goods enjoy lien rights over cargoes under the common law, but these traditional rights, arising out of old English law, were developed long before the modern global logistics...
JULY 2014 LEGAL LOOKOUT ARTICLE

JULY 2014 LEGAL LOOKOUT ARTICLE

Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Holding Vessels Liable for their Owners’ Debt: a Couple Illustrative Cases The venerable maritime law concept that vessels are “folks” responsible and liable for their own debts is centuries old, at least in its earliest forms. It...