by Editor | Oct 2, 2020 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently addressed an interprovincial commercial dispute in which contractual choices of law and forum played a central role, overturning the decision of the Superior Court and granting the appellant relief. Ref: Quickie Convenience Stores...
by Editor | Sep 29, 2020 | Commercial Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada In spite of global supply chain interruptions caused by COVID-19, carriers and terminals have largely continued to impose tariff charges for storage, detention, and demurrage of containers. While...
by Editor | Sep 25, 2020 | Carriage by Road, Commercial Issues
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. After a lapse of a little over a decade, the RHA have refreshed their carriage conditions. The latest version will be very familiar to most parties. The overall scheme of liability has been retained but there are a few significant...
by Editor | Sep 12, 2020 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Evgeniy Sukachev, Senior Partner, and Irina Dolya, Associate, Black Sea Law Company International merchant shipping is undeniably a link for the global economy. Relations in the merchant shipping sphere are regulated not only by national systems of laws and codes, but...
by Editor | Sep 9, 2020 | Commercial Issues
Frazer Hunt, Mills Oakley, Australia SUMMARY: The recent explosion in Beirut is a timely reminder to anybody who is involved in the handling of dangerous goods that it is not only necessary to know what you are handling but who you are dealing with both up and down...
by Editor | Jun 24, 2020 | Commercial Issues, COVID-19
Frazer Hunt, Mills Oakley, Australia For many years, organizations have relied on global, inter-connected and lean supply chains to improve their margins through increased supply chain efficiency. However, the disruptions caused by the coronavirus have exposed...
