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Cases and Materials on the Carriage of Goods by Sea »

Authors: Martin Dockray
ISBN-13: 9781859417966, ISBN-10: 1859417965
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: April 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Martin Dockray

Book Synopsis

Cases Materials on the Carriage of Goods by Sea includes a collection of legislative material, standard form contracts and up-to-date coverage of English case law. It covers the major areas of chartering and bills of lading, as well as matters such as exclusion and limitation of liability.

This edition has been comprehensively updated and adds the latest cases to its strong coverage of classic authorities. Notable additions in the chapters dealing with bills of lading include The Starsin, The Rafaela S, Motis Exports and The David Agmashenebeli. On the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992, the important decisions of The Berge Sisar and East West Corp are incorporated, while key recent decisions on chartering, such as The Hill Harmony, The Happy Day and The Stolt Spur are fully treated.

This book provides an up-to-date collection of materials relating to the carriage of goods by sea which will be of value to both students of law and legal practitioners.

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Table of cases
	Table of statutes
	Table of statutory instruments
	Table of European and international legislation
1	Introduction	1
2	Liability of sea carriers	23
3	The duty to carry with care	33
4	Seaworthiness	45
5	Deviation	63
6	The bill of lading as a contract	77
7	The bill of lading as a receipt	89
8	The bill of lading as a document of title	109
9	Carriage contracts and third parties	129
10	Hague-visby rules	151
11	The vessel	193
12	Cargo and loading	217
13	Laytime and demurrage	233
14	Freight	271
15	Time charters	291
16	Statutory exclusion and limitation of liability	337
17	General average	355
App. 1	Standard shipping note	379
App. 2	Dangerous goods note	380
App. 3	Demise charterparty	381
App. 4	Voyage charterparties	393
App. 5	Time charterparties	405
App. 6	Bills of lading	439
App. 7	Waybills	444
	Index	449