by Editor | Jan 21, 2016 | Summaries of Cases
Arnold Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Introduction On 11 September 2015 the Dutch Supreme Court rendered judgment (C&J Veldhuizen Holding B.V. v Beurskens Allround Cargo B.v., S&S 2016/1) on the interpretation of provisions...
by Editor | Jan 13, 2016 | Carriage by Air, Summaries of Cases
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark The Norwegian Appeal Court has established that a freight forwarder had to compensate a shipper 39,000 Euro as a load of salmons arrived 40 hours late and therefore no longer were fit for human consumption. The freight forwarder had to...
by Editor | Dec 23, 2015 | Summaries of Cases
Dr. Marco Remiorz, Dabelstein & Passehl, Germany Facts The claimant, a Hamburg terminal operator, was instructed by the charterer of the BBC Naples, a general cargo vessel, to discharge and store pipes in the port of Hamburg. The pipes were discharged from the...
by Editor | Jul 22, 2015 | National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Gard Marine & Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 16 – Contracts providing for insurance to be taken out in joint names have given rise to problems in relation to subrogation for a number of years....
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Road, Insurance, Liability for Freight, Summaries of Cases
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A wind turbine nacelle was damaged worth 228.000 EUR during transportation. The shipper of the nacelle made a settlement with the road haulier about compensating 134.000 EUR of the damages. Subsequently, the shipper claimed damages from the...
by Editor | Jun 10, 2015 | Summaries of Cases
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Introduction This case is the latest in a long line of reported cases on demurrage time bars and almost certainly not the last. This note considers the main points that arose in the case and some others too. Background facts in...