E-News for October 30, 2009

Below please find summaries of e-news articles posted through the end of September, 2009. As always, these and all past articles are available in our searchable, on-line database.

Concerns of Transport Intermediaries about the Rotterdam Rules

US Contributor Richard Gluck provides this review of discussions about the Rotterdam Rules at the occasion of the FIATA ABLM meeting in Geneva at this year’s FIATA Congress. The new Rules have not been well-=received by the global forwarding community, as Richard explains here:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=580

Rule B – the Bubble Burst

Shanghai Editor Ik Wei Chong writes about an important decision of the US Federal Court of Appeals (3rd circuit), which held that EFT’s passing through New York Banks were not “property’ in New York and therefore not subject to Rule B attachments. Any readers affected by such an attachment should read the article and seek advice from a New York Admiralty lawyer:
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=578

Rotterdam Signatories hit 19

Since this item was posted the number of signatories has hit the magic number of 20; however, the Rules do not come into effect until 1 year after 20 nations ratify the convention. Even then it will effect only those ratifying, and the signatories list contains many notable absences.
http://www.forwarderlaw.com/library/view.php?article_id=579

New Website for Grossman Singer Gilad

Forwarderlaw is not the only organization moving to new digs in cyberspace: Israel editors Grossman Singer Gilad have also launched their new website, available in Hebrew and English:
http://www.gsglaw.co.il/

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