by Editor | Sep 18, 2023 | Customs Issues, STCs, Summaries of Cases
Charlotte Van Steenderen, Van Steenderen Mainport Lawyers, Rotterdam Ref: Judgment of the Rotterdam District Court dated 28 July 2023 in the proceedings between Bayrol Deutschland GmbH, plaintiff in the main action, defendant in the (conditional) counterclaim...
by Editor | Feb 19, 2020 | STCs, Summaries of Cases
Maurice Lynch, Special Counsel, Mills Oakley, Australia Most freight forwarders have standard terms and conditions. Whether a freight forwarder can rely upon these standard terms and conditions as a defence in disputes depends upon: whether they have been incorporated...
by Editor | Sep 26, 2019 | STCs, Summaries of Cases
Felix Goebel, Dr. Marco Remiorz, Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein, Germany The Freight Forwarders’ Standard Terms and Conditions (ADSp) are general terms of service recommended by several trade associations. The recommendations are non-binding and contracting parties...
by Editor | Jul 8, 2019 | STCs, Summaries of Cases
Gavin Magrath, Magrath’s International Legal Counsel, Toronto, Canada A recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada provides an important analysis and application of contractual time bars, as well as particular discussion in respect of the application of the CIFFA...
by Editor | Apr 2, 2019 | Commercial Issues, STCs, Summaries of Cases
By Frazer Hunt, Partner, and Maurice Lynch, Special Counsel, Mills Oakley, Australia On 1 April 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Hutchison Ports Australia Pty Ltd in respect of its standard form...
by Editor | Mar 11, 2019 | Multimodal, STCs, Summaries of Cases
Does the General Conditions of Danske Havnevirksomheder (DHAB) apply where the terms have not been expressly agreed between the parties? This was the question in a case recently considered by the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court. Henrik Thal...
