by Editor | Feb 26, 2015 | Case Summaries, Insurance, National Issues
Shawn K. Faguy, Faguy & Co. Barristers & Solicitors Inc. We represented Travelers Insurance Company (“Travelers”) in its subrogated action against a supplier of iron ore pellets that froze en route from Port-Cartier, Quebec to Toledo, Ohio. The...
by Editor | Jan 26, 2015 | Case Summaries, Liability for Freight, National Issues
Gill Nadel, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel When Does the Court Exempt the Marine Carrier and Freight Forwarder From Liability For Late Arriving Cargo? During the transportation of cargo, whether it is for import of for export, importers/exporters are assisted by many...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | Case Summaries, National Issues
Dr. Marco Remiorz, Dabelstein & Passehl, Germany The Hamburg District Court has denied a freight forwarder’s liability for the loss of goods due to the sinking of the MOL Comfort. Facts The defendant, a German freight forwarder, was instructed with a...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | International Conventions, National Issues
Alexey Remeslo, Senior Lawyer, Interlegal, Law firm / Ilona Belyuk, Lawyer, Interlegal Law firm Salvage has a very long history, dating back to the 11th century B.C. Since that period it went through the development to the stage where it is now. However, not all of...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | International Conventions, National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) recently revised its 2012 Arbitration Rules and will implement its new 2015 Arbitration Rules (the “New Rules”) with effect from 1 January 2015. The New...
by Editor | Jan 19, 2015 | Case Summaries, International Conventions, National Issues
Claudio Perrella Italy c.perrella@lslex.com Italy is a signatory of the Brussels Convention 1952 (“the Convention”). If a ship is flying the flag of a state party to the Convention, arrest in Italy can be sought only with respect to maritime claims listed under...
