Below are news items posted to Forwarderlaw in July that may be of interest to our readers:

Paul Bugden forms new London firm

Forwarderlaw is pleased to announce that Paul Bugden, our editor for the UK, has left his multidisciplinary firm to form Bugden & Company, specializing in maritime law. He may be contacted at his new co-ordinates, 10 Lloyds Avenue, London; for the announcement and revised professional details, click below:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=629
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/members/index.php?country=13

Forwarderlaw welcomes Frazer Hunt as Australia Editor

Also last month, Frazer Hunt of Piper Alderman joined the network as our correspondent for Australia. Frazer is a litigator with 25 years experience predominantly in cargo and liability claims in all sectors of the supply chain.
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=624
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/members/index.php?country=1

Stowage Liability for Transport Operators

Dr. Felipe Arizon, our editor for Spain, reviews two recent decisions on the liability of transport operators for damages arising out of poor stowage. In both cases - one before the Supreme Court, and one before the Court of Appeal in Barcelona - the appellants failed in their attempt to overturn findings of liability against them, but for quite different reasons.
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=626

Whiskey, Conversion Rates, and Agency Agreements

Forwarders enjoy a right of lien over goods in respect of freight and related charges outstanding from its customer in respect of those goods. Frequently, however, the charges on the particular consignment are not substantial compared to the total outstanding on the customer's account. Editor Emeritus Peter Jones reviews a case where a correspondent relationship broke up and the charges - and the whiskey - hung in the balance.
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=627

Court Upholds Arbitrator, refuses Zim's Claim

Arbitration can be an effective way to resolve disputes. In a recent case before the Court of Haifa, however, it was the decision of the Arbitrator that formed the crux of the dispute between the parties: does an arbitration serve to determine the intent of the parties in the contract, or to form a fresh binding contract between them? Advocate Gill Nadel explains
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=630

When is the Forwarder a Carrier?

The question of whether and how the forwarding agent may become a principal is always thorny. In this article, Advocate Gill Nadel reviews the relevant law and jurisprudence in Israel in respect of both Air and Ocean carriage:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=625

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