by Editor | Mar 12, 2015 | National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai On 28 February 2015, the Supreme People’s Court of PRC published the Regulations on Certain Issues Concerning the Application of Law Relating to Arrest and Auction of Ships (“The Regulations”) which came into force on 1 March 2015....
by Editor | Feb 26, 2015 | Case Summaries, National Issues
Gill Nadel, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel Recently, the Beit Shemesh Magistrates Court rejected an importer’s claim against the Israel Customs Authority and ruled that even though it is possible to have a forgiving policy towards technical faults in the filing of...
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...
