by Editor | Nov 26, 2024 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Paul Bugden, Bugden + Co., London Ref: Fimbank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd [2024] UKSC 38 The international carriage of goods by sea is almost invariably governed either by the Hague Rules, a 1924 international convention for the unification of rules of law relating to...
by Editor | Nov 22, 2024 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
John Habergham, Myton Law, Hull U.K. This matter reached our highest appellate court, The Supreme Court. I discussed the Court of Appeal decision in July 2023 – see the previous article on this website for the background. In short, the Supreme Court upheld the...
by Editor | Sep 15, 2024 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries
Charlotte Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam The Netherlands – Coverage dispute, soybeans shipped from Brazil to Finland arrive moldy. Coverage denied, mold damage not the result of an uncertain occurrence, as well as exclusion for inherent...
by Editor | Sep 5, 2024 | Carriage by Road, Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, National Issues
Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: Judgment of the Rotterdam District Court dated 26 June 2024 in the proceedings between FN Global Meat B.V., claimant and DLG Overseas Logistics & Services B.V., defendant. The Netherlands...
by Editor | Aug 29, 2024 | Carriage by Road, Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, International Conventions, Jurisdiction + Forum
Charlotte Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Vienna Sales Convention- applicability of general terms and conditions; failure to comply with duty to investigate (Art. 38) and Duty to Complain (Art 39) Ref: Judgment of the Den Bosch Court of...
by Editor | Feb 29, 2024 | Carriage by Sea, Commercial Issues, Multimodal, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued its final rule on carrier detention and demurrage practices under the Ocean Shipping Reform Act 2022....
