by Editor | Feb 17, 2015 | Summaries of Cases
Dr. Marco Remiorz, Dabelstein & Passehl, Germany Introduction On November 28 2013 the Transport Law Division of the Federal Court of Justice decided on a case (I ZR 144/12) in which a manufacturer of tap chargers contracted a freight forwarder (the defendant) on a...
by Editor | Feb 17, 2015 | Summaries of Cases
Dr. Marco Remiorz, Dabelstein & Passehl, Germany Facts The transport insurer of a factory claimed damages from a carrier for damage to transported goods. The insured had engaged the defendant to transport eight boxes containing on-load tap changers from Germany to...
by Editor | Jan 26, 2015 | Liability for Freight, National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Gill Nadel, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel When Does the Court Exempt the Marine Carrier and Freight Forwarder From Liability For Late Arriving Cargo? During the transportation of cargo, whether it is for import of for export, importers/exporters are assisted by many...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | Summaries of Cases
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London ref:Geden Operations Ltd v Dry Bulk Handy Holdings Inc M/V “Bulk Uruguay”/ [2014] EWHC 885 (Comm) (28 March 2014), [2014] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 66 Popplewell J. This case concerned an appeal pursuant to s.69 of the...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Dr. Marco Remiorz, Dabelstein & Passehl, Germany The Hamburg District Court has denied a freight forwarder’s liability for the loss of goods due to the sinking of the MOL Comfort. Facts The defendant, a German freight forwarder, was instructed with a...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | International Conventions, National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Claudio Perrella Italy c.perrella@lslex.com Italy is a signatory of the Brussels Convention 1952 (“the Convention”). If a ship is flying the flag of a state party to the Convention, arrest in Italy can be sought only with respect to maritime claims listed under...