Category Archives: In general, the transport law

The consignment note and the contract of carriage

Posted on 06/01/2012 by Paweł Judek

In practice, the transport is widespread, the next bill of lading issued with the release of the consignment is a contract of carriage between the shipper and the carrier. It happens, between these documents that there are discrepancies, this raises the question, which of them should be given priority.

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Polish General Forwarding 2010

Posted on 07/12/2011 by Paweł Judek

In 2010 r. Polish Chamber of Shipping and Logistics has developed a next version (created in the previous 2002 r.) Polish General Forwarding – applicable standard contract with shipping contracts. As this pattern by shippers is becoming more common, worth of … Continue reading →

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The carrier's liability in multimodal transport by road

Posted on 27/11/2011 by Paweł Judek

The vast majority of road transport is carried out from beginning to end by the same means of transport. Do not belong to the rare situations, when the car is staying with a good part of the route by another means of transport (ship, shoulders, Train). In such cases, responsibility … Continue reading →

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To which court the expense of transport?

Posted on 02/11/2011 by Paweł Judek

Transport industry is highly internationalized. On one hand, the transports are carried out regularly between different countries, on the other hand are not uncommon situations, when a single journey involving entities from several countries. This state of affairs makes, that in the case … Continue reading →

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Aggregation of claims in contract and tort law of lading

Posted on 15/10/2011 by Paweł Judek

There are many situations, which can be treated either as a breach of contract binding site and the emerging tort liability for damages. Such cases are of particular relevance to the damage usually associated with the transport of motor vehicles. Another important issue is … Continue reading →

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Obstacles in the transport part. 2

Posted on 21/09/2011 by Paweł Judek

Last week I discussed the Polish regulations pertaining to the situation, when the carriage over the originally agreed conditions, it is not possible. This time the entry is devoted to the same issue in the CMR Convention uregulowanemu.

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Obstacles in the carriage of goods cz. 1

Posted on 17/09/2011 by Paweł Judek

The carriage of goods is not always so, as has been planned. There are unforeseen situations, where the carrier has the right, and the time required to independently decide on the fate of the cargo. Improper behavior of the carrier in such cases can lead to liability.

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With intent and gross negligence of the carrier part. 1

Posted on 17/08/2011 by Paweł Judek

The carrier's liability for damage in shipment and delays in transportation both in domestic and international is subject to various limitations to both the rules as to the amount of. One way to avoid these limitations by reference to the victim is … Continue reading →

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Shipper is responsible for what

Posted on 20/07/2011 by Paweł Judek

Inspired by the participation of the next seminar in the Insurance Meeting Point, subcontracted, this time dedicated to the freight forwarding and road transportation of cargo shipments, a discussion of one of the entries I decided to dedicate this post to the liability rules forwarder. This responsibility is much less … Continue reading →

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Reimbursement of costs associated with transport

Posted on 15/06/2011 by Paweł Judek

Compensation for damage in shipment and delays in transport are the basic types of consequences faced by carriers due to the improper performance of the contract of carriage. This type of damage dominates also in liquidation proceedings conducted by insurance. Often, however, the carrier must … Continue reading →

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