by Editor | May 21, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
As Stan Rogers might have said, it’s been six long months since she sailed away, but she just made Halifax yesterday. Hapag-Lloyd’s Yantian Express sailed from Columbo, Sri Lanka, in December 2018, but in January the ship was struck by fire while at sea on 2 January...
by Editor | May 14, 2019 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
In April 2019 the FIATA Working Group Sea Transport published a guide outlining problems and best practices in “Container Shipping and Quality of Containers“. This follows on their guide for best practices in respect of demurrage and detention on...
by Editor | Apr 16, 2019 | Carriage by Air, Commercial Issues
María Elena Sierra Díaz, AS Consultores, Mexico The stages and processes involved in the handling of international air freight are as follows: Internal processes. Processes before the authorities. Processes with correspondents. Internal processes Separated by...
by Editor | Apr 9, 2019 | Commercial Issues, Customs Issues
Dr. Marco Remiorz and Steffen Maelicke, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany On 29 March 2017 the United Kingdom submitted its Article 50 withdrawal notification to the European Union. This gave the United Kingdom and the European Union until 29 March 2019 to negotiate...
by Editor | Apr 2, 2019 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, STCs
By Frazer Hunt, Partner, and Maurice Lynch, Special Counsel, Mills Oakley, Australia On 1 April 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Hutchison Ports Australia Pty Ltd in respect of its standard form...
by Editor | Mar 25, 2019 | Commercial Issues
English law and implied terms – when does the court step in and imply terms into a contract? John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. Introduction As might be apparent, implied terms are terms that have not been expressly agreed by the parties, the latter being stated...