by Editor | Mar 30, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada The MV Ever Given was freed on Monday afternoon, six days after becoming stuck in the Suez Canal. Traffic is moving again, but the downstream effects will play out over the coming weeks and the...
by Editor | Mar 14, 2021 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum
Aage Krogh, IUNO, Denmark In a case between a cargo owner’s cargo insurance and a carrier, a dispute regarding the jurisdiction arose. The cargo insurance alleged that the Danish courts had jurisdiction. This followed from the general conditions of the cargo owner’s...
by Editor | Feb 24, 2021 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
You are invited to join our colleagues at Interlegal on March 17th for a free Webinar “Subrogation & Recourse in Ukraine & Turkey” for insurers, logistics, trade and forwarding companies. Agenda: – Key documents for subrogation and recourse –...
by Editor | Feb 18, 2021 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
According to FIATA, freight forwarders have been reporting attempts by carriers to extend their liability for charges trough demands for execution by the forwarder of a Letter of Understanding (LOU) in order to make bookings. The language of these LoUs clearly intend...
by Editor | Feb 14, 2021 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Contract Formation under Chinese Law – Notes for Chinese and International Companies Flora Tang and Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Recently, we became aware of certain issues pertaining to contract formation under Chinese law. Such issues would arise by reason of...
by Editor | Feb 4, 2021 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Irina Maltseva, Interlegal, Ukraine [Editor’s Note: Interlegal is offering a free webinar on this subject, more information here.] Cargo or carrier’s liability insurance is a concept actively practiced in Ukraine for a long time. However, we cannot be sure that...
