TT Talk Edition 103 - 19/11/2007

Read about an interesting case in Singapore that investigates the relationship between contracts of sale and contracts of carriage.

In this article we look at a case study highlighting the ancient English Law principles of General Average

Recent case law from the NSW Court of Appeal in Australia acts as a reminder to freight forwarders to consider carefully the question of ‘whether to issue a house bill of lading?’ for a consignment. When doing so, there are clear steps to take to protect the rights of all stakeholders and avoid unforeseen exposures.

A bill of lading may not be lost or unavailable, but still the issuer faced with a request to provide new, revised documents. It’s another warning!