by Editor | Feb 25, 2018 | Jurisdiction + Forum, Summaries of Cases
Gill Nadel, Dave Zeitoun, Matan Yaacov, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel Background: In the following article, we will review a case in which the Haifa Magistrate Court decided to adjudicate a dispute between an international forwarding company and an insurance company, even...
by Editor | Feb 15, 2018 | Summaries of Cases, Transport Documents
Roy Gilad, Grossman, Cordova, Gilad & Co, Israel In January 25th, 2018 a precedent decision was rendered by the Israeli Supreme Court, according to which a foreign jurisdiction clause in a bill of lading applied also to a third party that was not a party to the...
by Editor | Jan 24, 2018 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Ref: Mid-America Freight Logistics, LLC v. Walters Trucking, Inc., 2017 WL 4778570 (E.D. Mo. 2017) Freight broker Mid-America Freight Logistics had a contract with motor carrier Walters Trucking whereby Walters agreed to hold...
by Editor | Jan 9, 2018 | Jurisdiction + Forum, Summaries of Cases
Arnold Van Steenderen + Milan Simić, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam A voyage of the “Belo Horizonte” from Argentina to the United Kingdom has lead to interesting decisions regarding jurisdiction over the claim for the surrender of evidence seized on board....
by Editor | Dec 20, 2017 | Jurisdiction + Forum, Summaries of Cases
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada This appeal considered the validity of service of a Statement of Claim in accordance with The Hague Convention on defendants located in a state that is not a party to that Convention. The Court...
by Editor | Dec 11, 2017 | Carriage by Sea, Summaries of Cases
Lina Wiedenbach and Dr. Marco Remiorz, Dabelstein & Passehl, Germany Facts The Claimant as carrier had entered into a contract with a shipper for the transport of five containers from Hamburg, Germany to Limassol, Cyprus. In performing the transport services, the...