Air Carriage

December 18, 2009
China civil aviation laws show good promise

November 24, 2009
Montreal Convention 1999 - increase of liability limit from 17 SDR to 19 SDR/kg

July 8, 2009
Canadian Air Cargo Carriers Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing

May 7, 2009
Air Freight Cartel - where does the civil litigation stand now?

April 22, 2008
AHP v DHL et al

February 27, 2008
Second Circuit enforces cargo waybill’s liability limitation clause

February 1, 2008
Ocean Transportation Intermediaries may not operate through “agents”: the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission outlaws unlicensed OTI deputies.

June 28, 2007
Freight charges are damages recoverable under Warsaw Convention

March 10, 2007
The Voluntary Regulated Agent

February 22, 2007
Attorneys’ Fees: When can you get them back?

February 6, 2007
Thai courts and cargo liability limits

January 22, 2007
Limitation of Liability: What’s a Package?

June 6, 2006
A good example of why all countries should replace the Warsaw Convention!

March 18, 2006
New liability regime for air carriers takes effect in China

August 18, 2005
Montreal Convention Ratified By China - Large Variance Between International And Domestic Standard Limitation Amounts Is Source Of Continuing Concern

July 14, 2005
"Siemens v. Schenker" has surfaced in California - Part II"

July 7, 2005
Siemens v. Schenker has surfaced in California

June 18, 2005
Cathay Pacific battles forwarders 

May 21, 2005
Air Cargo - Notice of Damage under Article 26 of the Warsaw Convention

March 31, 2005
"Recklessly and with Knowledge that damage would probably result" - Loss of rights of limitation under the Warsaw Convention

September 21, 2004
IATA/FIATA Air Waybill will not Protect Carriers Outside Airport - Air Carriers & Freight Forwarders will not be able to rely on their IATA/FIATA Air Waybill to Limit Liability to US$20 per Kilo

August 24, 2004
"Take home messages from the recent High Court of Australia decision in Siemens v Schenker" 

April 4, 2004
Siemens v. Schenker: The final judgement in this case of Liability for Cargo damaged during transfer from airport to forwarder's warehouse

December 11, 2003
Brazilian Case decides that Consumer Protection Legislation overrides provisions of Warsaw Convention

December 11, 2003
Un Caso Brasileño decide que la Legislación de Protección al Consumidor, sobrepasa las Estipulaciones de la Convención de Varsovia"

November 25, 2003
A shipper under a House Air Waybill can sue the Air Carrier who issues a Master Air Waybill to a Forwarder - Western Digital v. British Airways

November 2, 2003
Title to Sue and Notice under Article 26

March 2, 2003
Liability of Forwarder for Air Cargo damaged during transfer from airport to forwarder's warehouse

January 24, 2003
Quantum Corporation v. Air France al - the basis for the decision by the English trial court - second of two commentaries (next week - the English Court of Appeal)

October 27, 2002
Commentary on Air Law in China

May 24, 2002
A Conflict of Conventions that didn't exist!

May 2, 2002
A Step Forward in Air Cargo

February 12, 2002
Siemens v. Schenker: commentary on the Trial Judgment

March 24, 2001
A Question of Principle: Settlement of Air cargo claims where claimant has not paid freight

November 3, 2000
Shipper under a House Air Waybill can sue the Air Carrier who issues a Master Air Waybill to a Forwarder - Further commentary on Western Digital v. British Airways

October 9, 2000
THE MONTREAL CONVENTION on AIR TRANSPORT: Door to Door Liability

May 25, 2000
A critique of the application of the Warsaw Limitation Provisions in S.S. Pharmaceutical v. Quantas Airways - a commentary by Alexandra D.R. Kindbom

December 1, 1999
Interpreting "recklessly and with knowledge" in Article 25 of the Warsaw Convention

"On Hold" - Storage of Goods after completion of Air Transport - What conditions apply?

Claimant recovers only .00002% of claim. Court relies on a course of Dealing between Big Boys and enforces limitation clause.

Claims Handling Practices

Commentary on airline claims handling practices

Limitation of Liability based upon weight - damage to part of a shipment - affect upon consolidated shipments

THE MONTREAL CONVENTION on AIR TRANSPORT: Door to Door Liability

The US Ratifies Montreal Protocol No. 4