ABSTRACT

This key text analyses the international carriage of goods by road under the provisions of the CMR Convention. The updates in the fifth edition include: In Part I on CMR: • Cases on CMR in England • New cases in the higher courts other countries, notably Austria, France, Germany and Holland, many concerned with theft and ‘wilful misconduct’ • Advent of the Rotterdam Rules 2009 and their impact inland on CMR • Electronic consignment notes In Part II on English Domestic Law: Developments in the law of obligations affecting contracts of carriage: • Negligence • Conversion • Contract construction • Good faith • Vicarious liability

part |2 pages

A. Prologue The origins of the CMR

chapter 1|54 pages

B. Interpretation The Buchanan case

chapter 2|14 pages

Damage

chapter 3|44 pages

The instructions of the claimant

chapter 4|68 pages

Claims

chapter 5|32 pages

The Liability of the Carrier

chapter 6|34 pages

Delivery

chapter 7|46 pages

The Special Risks

chapter 8|40 pages

Remedies

part |2 pages

Part II: English Domestic Law

chapter 9|8 pages

The Contract of Carriage

chapter 10|10 pages

The Journey

chapter 11|14 pages

Claims

chapter 12|28 pages

The Liability of the Carrier

chapter 13|28 pages

Defences

chapter 14|12 pages

Remedies