by Editor | Sep 21, 2015 | International Conventions, National Issues
Alexey Remeslo & Ilona Belyuk, Interlegal Law firm Cargo transportation is quite a complex business. Lack of experience and inability to manage risks in this industry may have a negative impact on making business and often entails disappointment with the results...
by Editor | Sep 21, 2015 | Jurisdiction + Forum, National Issues
Pauline Davies, Fee Langstone, New Zealand Ref: Glencore Grain BV v The Ship Lancelot V [2015] NZHC 1874, 10 August 2015, Davidson J At the time this article was being written, the Panama-registered, Marshall Islands-owned and Greek-managed Handymax ship Lancelot V...
by Editor | Sep 21, 2015 | National Issues
Claudio Perrella Italy c.perrella@lslex.com The 2014 Stability Law no. 190 introduced several changes to the road haulage sector in Italy. The move aims to reduce fragmentation in the sector and dissuade the indiscriminate use of sub-carriers. The new law establishes...
by Editor | Jul 29, 2015 | National Issues
Arthur A. Nitsevych, Interlegal Ukraine nitsevych@interlegal.com.ua Failure of the charterer to pay the freight or demurrage amount incurred at the port of loading is quite frequent situation in the carriage of goods by sea. In the shipping business, the most common...
by Editor | Jul 22, 2015 | National Issues, Summaries of Cases
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Gard Marine & Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 16 – Contracts providing for insurance to be taken out in joint names have given rise to problems in relation to subrogation for a number of years....
by Editor | Jul 22, 2015 | Insurance, National Issues
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A Danish freight forwarder was liable for the theft of valuable LEGO toys worth approximately €110,000, because it was not proved that the loss of goods was the result of a robbery. However, the freight forwarder could limit his liability...
