by Editor | Mar 19, 2019 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. In the recent case Globalink Transportation and Logistics Worldwide LLP v DHL Project & Chartering Limited [2019] the Commercial Court has further defined the limits of the common-law rule against set-off from freight. The rule...
by Editor | Jan 29, 2019 | Case Summaries, Commercial Issues, Principal + Agent
Adry Poelmans, Van Doosselaere Avocaten, Belgium In Belgian jurisprudence, controversy has arisen recently as to the question whether a forwarding agent is “presumed” and also “entitled” to initiate, continue and maintain legal proceedings, or halt them if he has not...
by Editor | Dec 7, 2018 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai China adopts a civil law system and there is no concept of binding case precedent. Judicial Interpretations, in particular those made by the Chinese Supreme Court, are important legal documents which must be referred by all lower...
by Editor | Nov 29, 2018 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues
What happened? Martial law was imposed in Ukraine for 30 days as president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko warned of the “extremely serious” threat of a Russian land invasion. The parliament voted in favour of the measure on Monday night in response to the capture...
by Editor | Nov 23, 2018 | Commercial Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Last week CargoX launched its CargoX Smart B/L™ blockchain product to the international transportation industry, marking the first practical commercial application of the technology in the industry....
by Editor | Nov 12, 2018 | Commercial Issues
María Elena Sierra Díaz, General Director, AS Consultores, Mexico Cargo agents, consolidators or Freight Forwarders are socially recognized companies. They can perform in two ways to render their services as specialized companies in logistics. As an agent for third...