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The subject matter of Goods in Transit is of increasing relevance as international trade and globalisation increase. The work gathers together and integrates in a unique, accessible and practical form many aspects of general commercial, shipping, contract, bailment, tort, property, agency and transport law in one place.
- Considers key areas of contract, bailment, tort, property, sale of goods and banking law as relevant to the movement of goods
- Deals with trans-national transportation rail, road, sea and air in the context of the various international transport conventions and multi-modal transport
- Analyses in detail the law of agency and the law of bailment in the context of carriage of goods and international trade law
- Examines the property elements in carriage of goods and international trade law
- Analyses the multifarious complex domestic and international statutory and contractual liability regimes applicable to carriers and other bailees
- Considers the various issues raised by outsourcing, logistics and project forwarding contracts
The fifth edition covers number of key cases, including:
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Scipion Active Trading Fund v Vallis Group Ltd [2020] EWHC 1451 (Comm) Henshaw J Contractual and bailees estoppel
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Sevylor Shipping and Trading Corp v Altfadul Co for Foods, Fruits & Livestock (The Baltic Strait) [2018] EWHC 629 (Comm), [2018] 2 Lloyd's Rep 33 at [18]-[25] per Andrew Baker J: right of bill of lading holder suing on the bill of lading in contract to recover full damages
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Volcafe Ltd v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA (CSAV) [2018] UKSC 61 Bailment and the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules; the burden of proof, inherent vice and causation
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Alize 1954 v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG [2021] UKSC 51 Shipowner’s obligation to exercise due diligence to make a vessel seaworthy
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Dera Commercial Estate v Derya Inc [2018] EWHC 1673 (Comm) Carr J. Deviation
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K Line Pte Ltd v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd (The Eternal Bliss) [2021] EWCA Civ 1712 Males LJ demurrage
- Agent and Principal
- Agents and Third Parties
- Ownership, Possession and Risk
- Bailee and Bailor
- Bills of Lading, Waybills and Consignment Notes
- Receipts in Bailment
- Contractual Claims
- Misrepresentation Claims
- Bailment Claims
- Tort Claims
- Restitution, Contribution and Debt Claims
- Assignment and Other Transfer of Rights of Suit and Obligations
- Measurement and Assessment of Damages
- Causation and Remoteness in Damages
- Carriers and Forwarders
- The International Carriage Conventions
- Statutory and Contractual Liability Regimes
- Risk Allocation and Transfer
- Charges, Payment, Securities and Interest
- Limitation of Liability
- Liens
- Time Bars
- Duties and Liabilities of the Merchant
- Redirection, Redelivery, Competing Claims and Compromise
- Election, Waiver and Discharge
- Illegality and Public Policy
'written in a very compact and pithy style: statements of law are neatly addressed in the text with a great deal of case law cited or commented on in the footnotes'.
'The book poignantly demonstrates a coherent and natural connection between the law of carriage of goods and those relevant areas of common law in general, helping to break down the erroneous impression that the law of carriage of goods operates in isolation.'
'impressively draws up the connections between legal concepts'
'an outstanding work, combining practical knowledge and academic insights. The book would be welcome to a wide range of readers, including practitioners, academics and research students.'
From a review of the Third Edition by Meixan Song in Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
