by Editor | Jan 26, 2015 | Case Summaries, Liability for Freight, National Issues
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 | Case Summaries
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 | Case Summaries, National Issues
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 | Case Summaries, International Conventions, National Issues
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...
by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | Case Summaries, National Issues
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Section 17(1) of the 1838 Act, as amended, provides as follows: “Every judgment debt shall carry interest at the rate of 8 pounds per centum per annum from such time as shall be prescribed by rules of court until the same shall be...
by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | Case Summaries, National Issues
Shmuel Grossman, Roy Gilad, Grossman, Cordova, Gilad & Co, Israel Is a customs agent liable for payment of storage fees that were not collected from the importer? An interesting judgment issued several days ago, discusses the relationship between the bonded...
