by Editor | Jan 15, 2018 | National Issues
Roy Gilad, Grossman, Cordova, Gilad & Co, Israel Israeli law applies international norms to Actual Carriers, both sea and air, including limited liability clauses. Thus, the Israeli Marine Goods Transportation Ordinance applies the Hague Regulations to bills of...
by Editor | Nov 15, 2017 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Russian air carrier AirBridge Cargo loses Schiphol slots Arnold Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The allocation of slots at Schiphol Airport (number 11 in the World’s Top 100 Airports 2017) for the current winter season has not gone by...
by Editor | Oct 10, 2017 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Ed Note: This article is republished with permission from September’s Legal Lookout. In 1920, Congress passed the Merchant Marine Act, colloquially “the Jones Act,” which governs transportation of cargo within the U.S....
by Editor | Aug 24, 2017 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues
George Wang, Dentons Beijing General Provisions of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the General Provisions) was approved by the legislative authority of China on 15th March 2017, and shall come into effect on 1st October...
by Editor | Jul 2, 2017 | Commercial Issues, National Issues
Jean-Michel Moriniere, UAE jm@moriniere.org On 5 June 2017, three of the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”), the Federation of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) and the Kingdom of Bahrain (“Bahrain”) have decided to...
by Editor | Jun 27, 2017 | National Issues
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai On 15 March 2017, The Chinese GeneraI Provisions of CiviI Law (the General Provisions) were formally adopted at the 5th Session of the 12th National People Congress of the People’s Republic of China. The General Provisions...
