This supplement updates the existing text in particular by reference to more than 50 new cases since the last 22nd edition (2011) covering a wide field of topics including:
The formation of charterparties - The Pacific Champ [2012]
Duress - The Cenk Kaptanoglu [2012]
Frustration - The Kyla [2012]
Bills of lading - Finmoon v Baltic Reefers [2012], The Saga Explorer [2012], The Erin Schulte [2013]
Perils of the sea - The DC Merwestone [2013]
Discharge and delivery of cargo - The Falkonera [2013], The Dolphina [2012]
Time charters - The Wren [2011], The Aquafaith [2012], The Kos [2012], The Western Moscow [2012], The Astra [2013]
Liens - The Bulk Chile [2012]
Scrutton on Charterparties and Bills of Lading
Provides an overview of the legal principles of Charterparties and Bills of Lading based on Scrutton’s original commentary and the accrued experience of previous authors
Covers the different types of charterparties: time charters, voyage charters, and demise charters, and lays out the nature, validity, and construction of each
Provides a first port of call for research when both drafting and disputing contracts
Helps clarify uncertainties in points of principle, illustrating them through a wide variety of case material
Deals with the contractual and technical challenges involved in the legal administration of leasing a commercial ship
Covers the 100 new related cases since the last edition
Defines bills of lading as contracts, and examines the liability of the shipowner for loss of or damage to goods
Examines the issue of damages for failure to load or carry cargo properly or in reasonable time
Looks at the consequences of not signing or presenting bills of lading
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