by Editor | Jan 20, 2020 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Lars Rosenberg Overby and Mads Poulsen, IUNO Denmark Two cases recently decided by the Maritime and Commercial High Court both involved carriage of pharmaceuticals, and both centered on allegations of “gross negligence”, which would permit the plaintiff to avoid...
by Editor | Jan 9, 2020 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Wassilis Thomas, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany The plaintiff’s insured commissioned the defendant with a carriage by truck in Germany. In the written transport order the column “Shipment data” mentioned only “13.5 LDM” (ie, 13.5...
by Editor | Jun 14, 2019 | Carriage by Road, National Issues
María Elena Sierra Díaz, AS Consultores, Mexico The Freight Forwarding Agent is a corporation established in accordance with the Mexican legislation and its corporate bylaws shall include the provision of services for the transportation of all kinds of personal...
by Editor | Jan 4, 2019 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany The Bremen Regional Court recently held a road carrier liable for loss of goods under Article 29 of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR). According to the court, the...
by Editor | Jun 18, 2018 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Arnold Van Steenderen, Charlotte J. van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Under the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) carriers shall be free to agree among themselves on provisions other than those...
by Editor | Jan 24, 2018 | Carriage by Road, Summaries of Cases
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Ref: Mid-America Freight Logistics, LLC v. Walters Trucking, Inc., 2017 WL 4778570 (E.D. Mo. 2017) Freight broker Mid-America Freight Logistics had a contract with motor carrier Walters Trucking whereby Walters agreed to hold...
