by Editor | Nov 12, 2019 | Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
Pauline Davies, Fee Langstone, New Zealand New Zealand is a common law country that generally takes its lead in terms of case law, from the UK and other Commonwealth countries. The New Zealand courts have not, however, been bound by the decisions of any courts...
by Editor | Nov 5, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases, Transport Documents
Felipe Arizon, Arizon Abogados SLP, Spain The Court of Appeal of Valencia handed down last 16 of January 2019 a judgment holding the freight forwarder responsible for the damages arising out of the delivery of the goods without production of the bill of lading. The...
by Editor | Oct 21, 2019 | Multimodal, Summaries of Cases
Karen Lorenz and Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany Facts The claimant had undertaken to transport a transformer overseas from a manufacturer’s plant. The claimant entrusted part of the transport to the defendant. The latter took over the...
by Editor | Sep 26, 2019 | STCs, Summaries of Cases
Felix Goebel, Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany The Freight Forwarders’ Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp) are general terms of service recommended by several trade associations. The recommendations are non-binding and contracting parties...
by Editor | Aug 28, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Ref: De Wolf Maritime Safety B.V. v. Traffic-Tech International Inc. 2017 FC 23 In this claim for loss of cargo en route from Canada to Europe, the defendant forwarder Traffic-Tech International...
by Editor | Aug 2, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Arthur A. Nitsevych, Interlegal Ukraine A foreign bunkering company filed a request to Interlegal on securing debt recovery for lubricant supply amounting to 90,000 USD, with payment delay for over half-year. To defend the Client’s interests, Interlegal lawyers...