Goods in Transit, 2nd Edition

Author: Paul Bugden; Dr Simone Lamont-Black
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9781847037725
Published In: December 2009
Format: Hardback , 1020 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Providing an in-depth treatment of the law of freight forwarding and carriage of goods, Goods in Transit:

Provides an in-depth treatment of the law of freight forwarding and carriage of goods
Takes into consideration many areas of commercial, shipping, contract, bailment, property and transport law which relate to forwarding and carriage of goods law
Deals with the law relating to documents of title, possession, ownership and rights of suit in contract, tort and bailment
Takes into consideration the increase in globalisation and international trade
Covers the new UNCITRAL Convention on Goods Carried Wholly or Partly by Sea
Includes a new chapter on project and heavy lift forwarding
Covers contract and agency law in more detail
Discusses in detail all the important cases which have occurred since the last edition
Includes the Trade Condition, Forms and Terms, SITPRO Standard Form Aligned Documents, International Carriage Conventions and their Domestic Enabling Statutes, Domestic Statute Law and Typical Tasks Performed by a FCL Multimodal Transit in the appendices

The different roles of the freight forwarder
Agency
The freight forwarder as principal contractor
Ownership, possession, custody and risk
Documents of title
Carriage documents in international convention carriage
Documents in common use in international trade and carriage
Estoppel and conclusiveness of statements and entries in carriage documents
Contract
Misrepresentation
Bailment
Tort
Restitution and waiver of tort
Assignment and other transfer of rights of suit and obligation
Damages
Carriers in the common law
Carriage under international transport conventions
Liability regimes
Container transport
Recourse and related rights of contribution
Incorporation of trade terms of business and bills of lading into contracts
Contract and repudiation
Deviation, exemption clauses and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
Limitation of liability under contract, statute and international convention carriage
Time bars under common law and under statute
Charges and payment
Rights of lien
Warranties and indemnities provided to the carrier by the merchant and other parties
Liability of agents to third parties
Liability for dangerous goods
Conflicts of interest and who to pay
Electronic data interchange