International Law Office (www.internationallawoffice.com) is a website publishing free newsletters on all issues of national and international commercial law. Dabelstein & Passehl is editing the Shipping/Transport - Germany newsletter.
The following articles have been published by now:
- Carrier found responsible for acts of instructed fraudulent actual carrier
- Fire aboard the Adriyatik: appeal courts disagree over liability regime
- Piracy: criminal liability risks when using armed private security teams
- Clarification on limitation period for carriage of goods by road claims
- Federal Court of Justice rules on secondary burden of proof for freight forwarders
- Sea carrier's right to limit liability when engaging sub-carrier
- Accessory obligation in container shipping: liability and limitation of liability
- Federal Court of Justice clarifies extent of carrier's lien
- Court rules on sub-carrier liability for disregarding security instructions
- No 'cherry picking' when assessing damage in Article 29 cases
- Maritime industry threatened by Iran sanctions
- Federal Labour Court discovers Greek territory between Germany and Finland
- Damage to goods in transit: burden of proof
- Liability for goods destroyed by fire during sea carriage
- Loss of goods: safety-relevant contractual agreements
- Loss of Goods: Exceptionally High Values
- Burden of proof in case of lost goods
- Experts Suggest Modernization of Shipping Law
- Supreme Court Rules on Goods Damaged during Inland Transportation
- Forfeiting of Carrier's Right to Limit Liability
- Notice of Liability May Not be Given by Email
- Regional Court Rules on Non-consensual Cargo Handling
- Carrier's Liability During Discharge by Delivery Driver
- Higher Regional Court Clarifies 'Carriage By Sea'
- Federal Court Issues Further Contributory Negligence Decision
- Further Developments in Contributory Negligence
- Registration of Seagoing Vessels: Ownership Requirements
- Emergency Preparations for Vessel Operations
- Is Cargo Handling and Storage at Port Terminal Part of Subsequent Sea Carriage?
- Federal Court Applies Transport-Related Limitation of Time Provisions to Tort Actions
- Fiscal Court Applies and Interprets VAT Act in Accordance with VAT Directive
- Cargo Handling at a Sea Port Terminal - Before and After Carriage by Sea
- Liability Limitation under International Road Carriage Convention
- Procedural Effects of Identity of Carrier Clause
- Defendant Forwarder Given Same Liability as Carrier
- Forwarder's Standard Terms Qualify as Waiver under Montreal Convention
- Forwarder's Reliance on Carrier's Liability
- Carrier's Liability Excluded Despite Careless Causation of Damage
- Can Injured Party Take Direct Action Against Insurer in Its Home Country?
- Contributory Negligence: Federal Court Limits Unlimited Liability
- Evidence Must Comply with Burden of Proof
- New Logistic Standard Terms and Conditions
- Federal Supreme Court Decision Crosses Land and Sea
- Court Rules on Claiming Freight from Consignee
- Validity Requirements to Suspend Limitation Period
- Hague-Visby Limitation for Damage at a New York Terminal
- Domestic Carrier's Duty to Disclose to Avoid Full Liability
- Lien on Cargo Does Not Qualify as Cargo Damage
