Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Table of cases |
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Table of statutes |
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Table of statutory instruments |
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Table of European and international legislation |
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1 Introduction |
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1 | (20) |
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2 | (9) |
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11 | (1) |
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11 | (9) |
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20 | (1) |
2 The Vessel and Implied Warranties as to Her Operation |
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21 | (82) |
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23 | (1) |
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2 Particular items of description |
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24 | (5) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (14) |
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3.1 Fixed date obligations |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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3.3 Expected ready to load |
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33 | (1) |
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3.4 Combined effect of reasonable despatch and 'expected ready to load undertakings' |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (6) |
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4 Speed and fuel consumption |
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43 | (9) |
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5 The liability of sea carriers |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (3) |
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8 Carriage under special contract |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (2) |
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10 The duty to carry with care |
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61 | (1) |
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11 The carrier's duty of care |
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61 | (1) |
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12 Care and perils of the sea |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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14 Care to avoid consequences |
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63 | (1) |
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15 Exclusion of duty to exercise due care |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (6) |
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72 | (1) |
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19 The implied warranty: Origins |
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72 | (1) |
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20 The modem doctrine: Summary |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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22 Unseaworthiness: Competence of crew |
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75 | (2) |
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23 Lack of necessary documents |
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77 | (2) |
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24 Time at which warranty attaches: The doctrine of stages |
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79 | (2) |
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25 Unseaworthiness or bad stowage? |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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30 The origins of the duty not to deviate |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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33 Justifiable deviation: Deviation to save life |
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90 | (1) |
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34 Deviation to avoid imminent peril: The extent of permissible deviation |
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91 | (1) |
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35 Justifiable deviation and unseaworthiness |
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92 | (1) |
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36 Liberty to deviate clauses |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (6) |
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101 | (2) |
3 Voyage Charterparties, Freight, Laytime and Demurrage |
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103 | (68) |
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1 Contracts of affreightment |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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3 Duty to provide a cargo |
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106 | (2) |
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4 A full and complete cargo |
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108 | (1) |
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5 Alternative cargo options |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (8) |
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119 | (1) |
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8 Arrived ship, laytime and demurrage laytime |
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120 | (14) |
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122 | (5) |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (5) |
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134 | (5) |
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134 | (1) |
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9.2 'Fault of the shipowner' |
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135 | (2) |
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9.3 Use of a waiting ship by the owner |
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137 | (2) |
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10 Calculating fixed laytime |
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139 | (4) |
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143 | (3) |
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146 | (5) |
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12.1 Effect of an agreement to pay demurrage |
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146 | (2) |
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12.2 Once on demurrage, always on demurrage |
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148 | (2) |
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12.3 How long must a ship remain on demurrage? |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (4) |
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17 Pro rata freight and the right to forward |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (1) |
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20 Shipper's liability for freight |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (2) |
4 Time Charters |
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171 | (68) |
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173 | (1) |
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2 Popular time charter documents |
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174 | (2) |
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2.1 The Inter-Club Agreement (ICA) |
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174 | (2) |
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3 The interrelationship of clauses and the charterer's right to give legitimate orders |
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176 | (5) |
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179 | (2) |
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4 Shipowner's right to an indemnity |
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181 | (8) |
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4.1 Need for an unbroken chain of causation |
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184 | (5) |
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189 | (13) |
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202 | (12) |
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209 | (1) |
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6.2 Relief from forfeiture |
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210 | (2) |
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6.3 Withdrawal for any other breach |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (13) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (3) |
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7.3 Inefficiency and external causes |
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220 | (7) |
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227 | (6) |
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8.1 The legitimate final voyage |
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229 | (1) |
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8.2 Redelivery in disrepair |
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230 | (1) |
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8.3 Redelivery at the wrong place |
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231 | (2) |
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9 Damages for breach of charter terms and mitigation of loss |
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233 | (4) |
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237 | (2) |
5 Bills of Lading |
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1 A bit of the historical context |
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241 | (4) |
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2 Bill of lading as contract and evidence of contract |
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245 | (3) |
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3 Bill of lading without contractual force |
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248 | (1) |
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4 The terms of the contract Incorporation of charterparties in bills of lading |
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249 | (12) |
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5 The terms of the contract: Incorporation of international carriage Conventions |
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261 | (4) |
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6 Which rules are incorporated by virtue of the clause paramount? |
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265 | (5) |
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7 The terms of the contract Relevant rules of construction |
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270 | (6) |
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8 Whose contract? Identifying the carrier |
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276 | (5) |
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9 A contractual right under the bill of lading to demand delivery of goods |
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281 | (8) |
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10 A carrier is entitled to deliver against production of one original bill |
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289 | (1) |
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11 The bill of lading as a receipt of cargo |
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290 | (13) |
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11.1 Evidence of quantity |
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290 | (5) |
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295 | (1) |
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11.3 Evidence of condition |
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296 | (5) |
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11.4 Incorrect dating of the bill of lading |
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301 | (2) |
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12 The bill of lading as a document of title |
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303 | (1) |
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13 Intention of the parties |
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304 | (1) |
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14 Nature of the interest passed |
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304 | (1) |
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15 Straight bills of lading and sea waybills |
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305 | (11) |
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16 Exhaustion of transferability |
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316 | (3) |
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17 Statutory transfer of rights of action |
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319 | (1) |
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18 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 |
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320 | (4) |
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19 Transfer of contractual rights |
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324 | (6) |
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20 Transmission of liabilities under the 1992 Act |
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330 | (4) |
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21 Right to sue after extinction of shipper's contractual rights |
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334 | (7) |
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22 Bills of lading and technology |
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341 | (13) |
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354 | (3) |
6 Carriage Contracts and Third Parties |
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357 | (30) |
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1 Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 |
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358 | (3) |
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361 | (15) |
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376 | (5) |
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381 | (2) |
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5 The rule in Dunlop v Lambert |
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383 | (2) |
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385 | (2) |
7 Contractual Liabilities between Carrier and Cargo Interest: The Hague-Visby and Hamburg Regimes |
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387 | (118) |
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1 The Hague (Visby) regime in English law |
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390 | (6) |
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2 Interpretation of the Convention |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (20) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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3.3 Contract not in bill of lading |
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399 | (1) |
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3.4 Straight bill of lading |
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399 | (2) |
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3.5 No right to a bill of lading |
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401 | (7) |
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3.6 A bill of lading, etc, is necessary but not sufficient to engage the Rules |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (8) |
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417 | (3) |
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5 Article III, rule 1: Seaworthiness |
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420 | (16) |
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5.1 An overriding obligation |
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420 | (2) |
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5.2 An inescapable obligation |
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422 | (4) |
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426 | (7) |
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5.4 Seaworthiness: 'The voyage' |
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433 | (2) |
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5.5 Seaworthiness and autonomous ships |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (12) |
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7 Article III, rule 3: Carrier's duty to issue a bill of lading |
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448 | (3) |
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8 Article III, rule 6: Time limit on suits |
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451 | (3) |
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454 | (3) |
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457 | (12) |
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10.1 Article IV, r 2(a): Fault in the navigation or management of the ship |
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457 | (2) |
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10.2 Article IV, r 2(b): Fire, unless caused by the actual fault or privity of the carrier |
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459 | (9) |
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10.3 Article IV, r 2(q): Any other cause |
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468 | (1) |
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469 | (6) |
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475 | (12) |
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487 | (15) |
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487 | (2) |
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13.2 Scope of application |
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489 | (4) |
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13.3 Exclusion of the Rules |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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13.5 Carrier's liability and limits of liability |
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495 | (2) |
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497 | (1) |
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13.7 Carrier's duties in respect of documentation |
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498 | (2) |
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500 | (1) |
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501 | (1) |
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502 | (3) |
8 The Rotterdam Rules |
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505 | (74) |
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507 | (1) |
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2 Contracts to which the Rules apply |
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508 | (5) |
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511 | (2) |
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2.2 Definitions relating to the parties, goods and vessel |
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513 | (1) |
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513 | (2) |
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515 | (13) |
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4.1 Carriage and delivery of the goods |
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515 | (1) |
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4.2 Period of responsibility of the carrier |
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515 | (1) |
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516 | (2) |
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4.4 Specific obligations applicable to the voyage by sea |
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518 | (3) |
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4.5 Goods that may become a danger |
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521 | (1) |
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4.6 Liability of the carrier for loss, damage or delay |
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521 | (7) |
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5 Special provisions on particular stages of carriage |
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528 | (2) |
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530 | (2) |
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532 | (2) |
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534 | (6) |
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9 Transport documentation and electronic records |
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540 | (5) |
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545 | (5) |
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550 | (9) |
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559 | (1) |
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560 | (18) |
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560 | (6) |
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566 | (1) |
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567 | (11) |
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578 | (1) |
Glossary |
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Index |
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