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Liability for loss of quantitative and transport containers

The laws of movement in a very rigorous way they treat the carrier's liability for damage in shipment. In some cases, however, the legislature has provided for the carrier favorable legal presumptions, to help him defend the claims of injured, where there are serious doubts, whether the damage occurred during … Continue reading

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Transport of goods under controlled temperatures

A significant percentage of all traffic concerns perishable goods and vehicles shall be made to enable temperature control. CMR Convention, Having regard to the importance of this area of ​​transport, specifically governs the liability of carriers for damage caused during such services. They should remember that … Continue reading

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A unilateral change of contract of carriage parts. 2

Last week I described the Polish regulations allow you to change the essential provisions of the contract of carriage by one party without the consent of the other. This time, the time for an international solution

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A unilateral change of contract of carriage parts. 1

The general rule is a rule of civil law, that the content of contracts can be changed only if all parties to accept. From this principle, transport law, however, introduces a number of exceptions, what often becomes a cause of damage and hence the disputes arising between the parties

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Does the carrier may be responsible for the loss of a job by a passenger?

Spóźniające whether dropping from the distribution of public transport is a real nightmare for people using public transport every day of. Exposes passengers not only on the stress and inconvenience associated for example. for being late to a meeting, but also the serious consequences. Recently … Continue reading

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Reimbursement of costs associated with transport

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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The consequences of changes in CMR

I realize, it's the third entry focused on changes in the CMR Convention (previous entries here and here), but since these changes occur once a 30 years, need to use the moment, while still on 🙂 (which is not entirely true, … Continue reading

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The carrier's liability for delay in the carriage of goods by road

The most serious risk associated with the transport activity is associated with the possibility of damage to or loss of the goods - damages, consequently, the compensation in such cases may reach very high levels of. Fortunately for the carriers do not occur so often. Much more common … Continue reading

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A few words about the declaration of value of the consignment

Provided for in law and international conventions transport transport calculation of damages, and limits to the amount in many cases can have serious adverse consequences for the victim. For this reason, we look at the value of the shipment declarations institutions allowing for … Continue reading

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How is the compensation for road transport

Both domestic and international transport law is based on some kind of compromise between the interests of carriers and their customers. This compromise on the one hand appoint strict liability rules based on the principle of risk on the other limitations on the compensation. To … Continue reading

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