Goods in Transit

This new 3rd edition draws together aspects of commercial, shipping, contract, agency, bailment, property and transport law to provide comprehensive guidance through the law of freight forwarding and carriage of goods.

It looks in detail at the contracts involved and the recourse available when contracts are breached. Its focus is international, dealing with cross-border ship, road and rail forwarding.

• Discusses legal principles in depth, so the foundations on which contracts are drawn up and cases disputed are clear
• Provides detailed analysis of agency law in relation to carriage of goods and international trade law
• Goes through the documents in common use in international carriage
• Examines in detail the issues that can give rise to legal action
• Analyses liability issues, remedies and damages in depth
• Looks at the various International Transport Conventions
• Shows how the courts have applied the law in practice through detailed analysis of recent case law
• Includes Scottish cases for the first time
• Discusses the issues raised by outsourcing and logistics contracts
• Presents key source material in appendices, including SITPRO Standard Form Aligned Documents, International Carriage Conventions and domestic statutes