E-News for September 26, 2008

Autumn has arrived and, with it, Forwarderlaw’s e-news for September!

FIATA World Congress 2008
Forwarderlaw Networking Lunch

Congratulations to FIATA and to CIFFA, Canada’s representative organization for freight forwarders, who organized a spectacular Congress in Vancouver last week.

Also, a very special ‘hello’ and ‘thank you!’ to the delegates who joined about 30 of their colleagues from around the world for Forwarderlaw’s networking lunch, held at the lovely and historic Vancouver Club. For those who could not attend, we hope to see you next year in Geneva!

Kirby’s Wake – Troubled Waters in US Liability

US West contributor Steve Block explains how the Supreme Court decision in Kirby, a maritime case about a train wreck, has been derailed by the Second Circuit.
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=519

Danish Forwarder Caught between Earth and Sky

Where contractual, legal, or international liability frameworks are not symmetrical, an unfortunate intermediary may be left holding the bag. Denmark editor Henrik Thal Jantzen reports on just such a case, involving a forwarder who accepted a mandate for air carriage but carried out the first leg by road, putting the CMR and Warsaw limits in question.
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=522

New IATA AWB Conditions of Contract

In March 2008 the old Conditions of Contract from the reverse of FIATA neutral AWBs were replaced (IATA Resolution 600b). What do the new conditions mean to you? Ask Peter McQueen, forwarderlaw editor for Australia:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=525

Project Forwarding

What exactly is project forwarding? Paul Bugden, our UK correspondent, walks you through it from negotiation to dispute resolution in this primer on the law of project forwarding:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=520

Importing Agent not Responsible for Exporter’s Misrepresentations

In this case summary from Shmuel Grossman of Israel, a recent addition to the Forwarderlaw network, an importer was exposed to fines and duties on goods imported from UK under a preference framework for which, it was later discovered, they did not qualify. The Court denied the consignee’s claim for compensation, and the reasons are discussed here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=521

New Zealand Creates Emissions Trading Scheme

New Zealand’s parliament legislated an emissions trading scheme, which is now awaiting royal assent. Pauline Barratt discusses the legislation and its impact on transport:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=523

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