Bills of Lading: Law and Contracts

ISBN-13: 9781859784808 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 854 str.

Gaskell, Nicholas

Opis

Bills of Lading: Law and Contracts provides a detailed legal analysis of common standard form clauses in bills of lading (and waybills) which are in use in the maritime world, as well as a comprehensive examination of the legal principles which are applicable to them. Bills of Lading: Law and Contracts provides a detailed legal analysis of standard form clauses in bills of lading (and waybills) which are in use in the maritime world, as well as a comprehensive examination of the legal principles which are applicable to them.

Spis treści

1: Introduction; 2: Terms Of Bill; 3: The Carrier; 4: The Merchant’s Title to Sue and be Sued; 5: The Vessel; 6: The Voyage; 7: The Cargo; 8: Carrier’s Liability for Sea Carriage; 9: Carrier’s Responsibility; 10: Particular Liabilities; 11: Abandonment, Frustration And Matters Affecting Performance; 12: Sub-Contractors and Agents; 13: Loading and Stowage; 14: Notification, Delivery, and Production of Bill; 15: Merchant’s Responsibility; 16: Compensation; 17: Time Limits; 18: Liens; 19: Choice of Law; 20: Jurisdiction; 21: Charterparty Bills; 22: Waybills

O autorze

Nicholas Gaskell is a professor of Maritime and Commercial Law at the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland in Australia. He is also a barrister, and has a successful practice at Quadrant Chambers.

Regina Asariotis is a Senior Legal Affairs Officer and Chief of the Policy and Legislation Section in the Division on Technology and Logistics of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), where she is responsible for the Secretariat's work in the field of transport law and policy.

Yvonne Baatz is a Professor of Maritime Law and Member of the Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton.