by Editor | Jan 10, 2017 | Carriage by Sea
k Wei Chong, Clyde + Co, Shanghai Potential redefinition of the address for document service and the assumption of attorney’s fees Introduction On 13 September 2016, the Supreme People’s Court of PRC published Several Opinions on Further Advancing...
by Editor | Nov 6, 2016 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, National Issues
Gill Nadel + Ohad Krief, Goldfarb Seligman, Israel Importers utilize the services of various logistics entities in the cargo transportation process, including international forwarders, shipping companies, air carriers, custom brokers, logistic warehouses and many...
by Steve Block | Aug 29, 2016 | Carriage by Sea, Case Summaries, Legal Lookout, Transport Documents
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Whether master contract trumps conflicting bill of lading is a question of fact not properly decided on summary judgment. Shipper-carrier volume cargo arrangements typically are documented by master contracts stating general terms...
by Editor | Jan 11, 2016 | Carriage by Sea, National Issues
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada Background The Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) is a treaty of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency tasked with maintaining a comprehensive framework of...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Sea, Insurance, Liability for Freight
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark A contracting carrier and a shipping company were liable for damages that arose when 30 trailers were carried by sea on deck during stormy weather. The Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court found that there were no grounds for...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2015 | Carriage by Sea, Insurance, Jurisdiction + Forum, Liability for Freight
Aage Krogh, IUNO Denmark An American freight forwarder must pay 160,000 USD in damages to a Danish shipping company after having rejected a contract at the last minute and at the same time hired another shipping company to conduct the carriage. The Danish...
