International Carriage of Goods by Road: CMR
Author | : |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 777 |
Release | : 2014-07-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317912194 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317912195 |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This key text analyses the international carriage of goods by road under the provisions of the CMR Convention. The updates in the fifth edition include: In Part I on CMR: • Cases on CMR in England • New cases in the higher courts other countries, notably Austria, France, Germany and Holland, many concerned with theft and ‘wilful misconduct’ • Advent of the Rotterdam Rules 2009 and their impact inland on CMR • Electronic consignment notes In Part II on English Domestic Law: Developments in the law of obligations affecting contracts of carriage: • Negligence • Conversion • Contract construction • Good faith • Vicarious liability