by Editor | Nov 21, 2022 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, National Issues
Andrew Yates, Lane Powell, USA What began as a straightforward dispute between an importer and Maersk[1] over demurrage charges incurred during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic has now become a major retaliation complaint before the Federal Maritime Commission...
by Editor | Nov 14, 2022 | Carriage by Road, Case Summaries
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The Dutch Supreme Court rendered a judgment on 16 September 2022 (ECLI:NL:HR:2022:1222) in a case answering the question if CMR contains a rule of burden of proof regarding the question whether...
by Editor | Oct 26, 2022 | Carriage by Road, Case Summaries
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The District Court East-Brabant rendered an interim judgment on 30 March 2022 in a case concerning damage sustained to a consignment of pork en route from the Netherlands to Poland...
by Editor | Oct 19, 2022 | Carriage by Road, Case Summaries
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The District Court of The Hague rendered a judgment on 19 January 2022 in a case concerning damage sustained to a consignment of roses en route from Spain to the Netherlands...
by Editor | Jul 25, 2022 | Case Summaries, Vessel Arrest
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. Ref: Pacific Pearl Co Limited v Osios Shipping Inc A recent case before the Court of Appeal has considered what security should be seen as acceptable either to avoid the arrest of a vessel or obtain her release. Although the...
by Editor | Jun 17, 2022 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Ivy Technology Ltd v Martin [2022] EWHC 1218 (Comm) Henshaw J. The concept of agency is pervasive throughout the law of carriage of good in many different contexts. Central to agency in law is the conferral of authority by the...
