ABSTRACT
Where a contract is subject to CMR, Chapter VI of the Convention makes special provision for carriage which is to be performed by successive carriers. The question of onward carriage arises where one carrier takes over goods from another carrier for the purpose of carrying a consignment to its destination, or else to a point in transit where he in turn hands over the goods to another carrier. The carriers involved may be carriers by different modes, in which case it will be a combined transport operation, which has been discussed in Chapter 2 of CMR Convention, but in the case of onward carriage by road the movement will either be subject to CMR or the relevant domestic law. Important issues as to the status of carriers for the purposes of Chapter VI of the Convention arose for consideration by the Court of Appeal in Ulster-Swift Ltd. v Taunton Meat Haulage Ltd.
