Shipping and Logistics Law: Principles and Practice in Hong Kong, 2nd Edition

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Shipping and Logistics Law: Principles and Practice in Hong Kong, 2nd Edition

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This book provides a general introduction to the basic principles of shipping and logistics law in Hong Kong. It contains many practical examples and illustrations from case law. Extracts of the relevant legislation and sample shipping documents are annexed in this book for reference. In this second edition, the authors have reformatted some of the materials. The book has been reoriented to concentrate on the parts of the legal framework which are most directly relevant to the logistics and maritime industry of Hong Kong. This new edition takes account of a number of new cases, new international conventions (such as the Rotterdam Rules), and significant changes introduced by legislative amendments since the last edition.

The book is intended primarily for students and teachers of transport studies and business logistics management and also provides useful guidance to shipowners, carriers, shipping agents, traders, insurers, bankers, logistics managers, arbitrators, mediators, and lawyers who need to acquire a clear understanding of the key principles in a practical context.
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Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
International Conventions and Other Formulations of International Trade Law

PART I. INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction to the Hong Kong Shipping and Logistics Industry
2. Introduction to Contract Law, Agency Law and Negligence
3. Laws of Conversion, Lien and Bailment
4. Carriage and International Trade Finance

PART II. SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS LAW
5. Freight Forwarding Law
6. Sea Carriage Law
7. Air Carriage Law
8. Land Carriage Law (Road and Rail)
9. Multimodal Carriage Law
10. Marine Insurance Law

PART III. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
11. Admiralty Jurisdiction
12. Arbitration and Mediation
13. Conflict of Laws in Carriage

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Index
Felix W H Chan is an associate professor in the Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong.

Jimmy J M Ng is an assistant professor in the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Sik Kwan Tai is a visiting lecturer in the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
“The material in the book is excellent . . . as a textbook for students and teachers of transport study and business logistics management, as well as a book of general interest to traders, bankers, logistics managers and lawyers.”
—Mary Thomson, barrister and arbitrator