Dear readers, below you will find summaries of articles of interest published to www.Forwarderlaw.com in May 2013:
Carrier’s Liability Under Bill of Lading in Italy
The Bill of Lading has for a century and remains today the foundation document of international carriage of goods. Our Member for Italy Claudio Perrella provides an overview of the laws of Italy and the leading cases here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=892
Exclusion Clauses
Exclusion (or exemption) clauses exclude or modify an obligation under a contract; typically placing back on the customer a risk or liability that would otherwise be the contractor’s in respect of their work or undertaking (as insurer, carrier, forwarder, or
in any other agreement). Since the real effect may be to exclude all liability, they are frequently a subject of litigation between the parties. Our Member for the UK Paul Bugden provides his expert review of this important element of contract law here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=894
Hurricane Sandy – Force Majeure?
Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeastern US causing terrible loss of life and property; it also damaged, destroyed, or disrupted cargo and transportation networks in the world’s largest economy. But was it force majeure that exempts parties from their obligations?
Isreali’ contributors Gill Nadel and Omer Wagner discuss the issues here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=893
Initiatives to Boost Singapore’s Maritime Industry
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=895
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