by Editor | Mar 14, 2021 | Commercial Issues, Jurisdiction + Forum, Summaries of Cases
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...
by Editor | Jan 29, 2021 | Carriage by Rail, Commercial Issues, Summaries of Cases
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada The Ontario Court of Appeal recently considered whether a rail carrier is entitled to charge a shipper demurrage pursuant to its tariff in the absence of any contract for carriage or services...
