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In this indispensable textbook, Simon Baughen expertly covers the whole spectrum of English shipping law, placing the highly specialised rules of shipping in a commercial context and relating them to the general principles of contract and tort law.
List of contents
Part I: DRY SHIPPING 1. The Commercial Background 2. Title to Sue 3. Proving Loss or Damage in Transit 4. The Terms of the Bill of Lading Contract 5. Statutory Terms of the Bill of Lading Contract 6. The Future? The Hamburg Rules and the Rotterdam Rules 7. Combined Transport 8. Carriage by Road - the CMR 9. Charterparties 10. Voyage Charterparties - Payment of Freight 11. Voyage Charters - Laytime and Demurrage 12. Time Charters 13. Damages and Frustration Part 2: WET SHIPPING 14. Collisions 15. Salvage 16. General Average 17. Marine Pollution Part III: JURISDICTION, CHOICE OF LAW, SECURITY AND LIMITATION 18. Jurisdiction, Arbitration and Applicable Law 19. Security and Interim Relief 20. Limitation of Liability
Summary
In this indispensable textbook, Simon Baughen expertly covers the whole spectrum of English shipping law, placing the highly specialised rules of shipping in a commercial context and relating them to the general principles of contract and tort law.
