Principal or Agent?

July 12, 2010
When is the International Forwarder an Ocean or Air Carrier?

December 1, 2008
Comparative Fault: How U.S. maritime law carves out liability apportionments

November 1, 2008
Son of the Sompo Japan Slip-Up: Second Circuit holds COGSA governs ocean carrier and NVOCC liability for inland loss.

October 1, 2008
Offset: Carmack doesn’t preclude shippers from deducting lost cargo value from outstanding freight charges.

September 1, 2008
Exclusively economic damages are not recoverable in maritime tort, but they may be under state law.

August 1, 2008
Kirby’s wake? How the calm waters of ocean transportation intermediary and subcontractor liability suddenly became unpredictable

April 4, 2008
The Spanish Supreme Court Strikes Back Against Ship Agents

May 24, 2007
Misleading Monikers for Middlemen

February 7, 2007
Liability of International Forwarders under Israeli Law

November 2, 2006
CIFFA Standard Trading Conditions Upheld by Quebec Court

January 19, 2006
CMR Carrier or Commissionaire de Transport

June 13, 2005
The forwarder: Principal or Agent? The approach of the American Courts

March 1, 2005
Liening on Subfreights: A Deadbeat Charterer Can Get Its Shippers into Trouble

January 1, 2005
Backtracking Through the Himalayas: The U.S. Supreme Court Rules Connecting Railroad's Liability is Limited by Ocean Bills of Lading

May 30, 2004
Spanish Law - Garlic Claim Gives Ship's Agent a Bad Taste!

May 6, 2002
A Recent Chinese Case in Favour of Forwarders

May 6, 2002
George Wang, Forwarderlaw Chinese Editor - A Recent Chinese Case in Favour of Forwarders

November 21, 2001
LA RESPONSABILIDAD DEL FREIGHT FORWARDER EN LA

December 1, 2000
Forwarder - carrier or forwarding agent? Licencing and Insurance Considerations

June 21, 2000
Freight Forwarders and Exclusionary Clauses

December 9, 1999
Shipper's Demand Forwarders Assume Greater Responsibilities!!! and why forwarders should resist this demand!

March 23, 1999
Commentary on the interaction between the proposed US COGSA and the civil law institution of Commissionaire deTransport, particularly under French law

Commentary on the interaction between the proposed US COGSA and the civil law institution of Commissionaire de Transport

Forwarder - carrier or forwarding agent? Licencing and Insurance Considerations

Freight Forwarders and Exclusionary Clauses

LA RESPONSABILIDAD DEL "FREIGHT FORWARDER" EN LA ARGENTINA

Shipper's Demand Forwarders Assume Greater Responsibilities!!! and why forwarders should resist this demand!

SPANISH LAW - GARLIC CLAIM GIVES SHIP'S AGENT A BAD TASTE!