Carver On Charterparties

The law of charter parties is on its own a vast subject. Charterparties have long occupied the attention of the English Courts and not just the Commercial Court. A very early charter party case was Helemes v Opright, concerning a claim for the non-delivery of wine which the shipowner alleged was spoiled at sea. This case was heard by the Chancellor in 1293.

There have been many thousands of cases since then. The authors of this book have reviewed more than 8,000 cases relating to charter parties and the topics covered in this book. The law of charter parties requires a close analytical treatment. In writing this book, the authors have tried to bring something to the analysis and an understanding of the law which is not available elsewhere.

It is a book which has been many years in the making with a large team of authors, who are practitioners well versed in charter party disputes or academics whose specialty is shipping law, acting under the wise counsel and guidance of its general editor, Professor Howard Bennett. The authors of this book hope that this work will provide a different treatment and focus on what is a very substantial subject from that provided by other works.