Carriage of Goods by Sea

The fourth edition of Carriage of Goods by Sea has been brought up to date with the latest judicial decisions, statutory developments and changes in shipping practice. It provides an authoritative, comprehensive and critical survey of the law relating to the carriage of goods by sea. While dealing primarily with charterparties and bills of lading, attention is also given to new forms of documentation and problems involving through and combined transport. A separate chapter is also devoted to dispute settlement. Throughout, legal principles are examined against the background of current documentation and factors involved in the prosecution of a cargo claim, thus lending the legal analysis a useful practical orientation.This edition includes new material outlining the effects of new merchant shipping legislation and the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. Of the new cases reported, the most significant relate to limitation of liability, the carriage of dangerous goods and the receipt function of bills of lading. Additionally, major developments in Australia and the US regarding the partial implementation of the Hamburg Rules are recorded to provide a comparative perspective.;It is also a useful reference for newly qualified and trainee professionals working in legal firms, P & I Clubs, shipbroking firms, cargo insurance firms and at Lloyd's.Review of first edition"...deserves a place on the shelf of every law teacher in the subject, and at least on the reading list of all its students." - The Cambridge Law JournalThe authorJohn Wilson is an active member of the Institute of Maritime Law at the University of Southampton and is Emeritus Professor of Law at the university. He has lectured widely on maritime law in the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Longman a Pearson Education Company0 582 43740 7