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...
by Editor | Dec 4, 2017 | Customs Issues, Summaries of Cases
William Fullard, Fullard Mayer, South Africa In common with most customs’ regimes, South African law permits the entry of dutiable imported goods for storage in a licensed customs and excise (bonded) warehouse, with deferment of payment of customs duty, for a maximum...
by Editor | Nov 24, 2017 | Carriage by Air, Summaries of Cases
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This case plugs a gap in case law with regard to the common law rule against set off from freight. This rule is of some antiquity for carriage by sea and was extended to international carriage by road by RH&D International...
