Shipping Law

In this well-established textbook, Simon Baughen expertly covers the whole spectrum of English shipping law, placing the highly specialised rules of shipping in a commercial context and relating them to the general principles of contract and tort law. The book's accessible narrative and useful glossary of key terms will especially benefit students new to shipping law or from non-law backgrounds.

In-depth commentary on judicial decisions and well-balanced coverage and analysis of recent and key cases, such as The Longchamp , Spar Shipping v Grand China Logistics , The Maersk Tangier , provide an up-to-date reference for all students on Shipping Law courses. The comprehensive overview of topics also ensures that the book is ably suited to course use, including discussion of such areas as:

• • Bills of lading
  • Charterparties
  • Salvage
  • Marine Pollution
  • Jurisdiction
  • Choice of Law
  • Arbitration
  • Accidents and collisions

Fully updated throughout, this seventh edition provides an invaluable source of reference and will be of use to both students and to those in practice.

Preface to the Seventh Edition

Acknowledgements

Table of Cases

Table of Statutes

Table of Statutory Instruments and Rules of Civil Procedure

Table of International Conventions

Abbreviations

Glossary

PART 1 DRY SHIPPING

1 The Commercial Background

2 Title to Sue

3 Proving Loss or Damage in Transit

4 The Terms of the Bill of Lading Contract

5 Statutory Terms of the Bill of Lading Contract

6 The Future? The Hamburg Rules and the Rotterdam Rules

7 Combined Transport

8 Carriage by Road - the CMR

9 Charterparties

10 Voyage Charterparties - Payment of Freight

11 Voyage Charters - Laytime and Demurrage

12 Time Charters

13 Damages and Frustration

PART 2 WET SHIPPING

14 Collisions

15 Salvage

16 General Average

17 Marine Pollution

PART 3 JURISDICTION, CHOICE OF LAW, SECURITY AND LIMITATION

18 Jurisdiction, Arbitration and Applicable Law

19 Security and Interim Relief

20 Limitation of Liability

Index