CMR: Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods by Road: (Lloyd's Shipping Law Library)

Now in its fifth edition, this hallmark text provides a comprehensive, article-by-article guide to the workings of the CMR Convention, as incorporated into English Law by the Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965. Fully revised throughout, the book offers a complete update of relevant English cases, including the latest Supreme Court decision on the subject, and draws in major developments in the interpretation of the Convention in the case law of other Contracting States. Furthermore, this new edition incorporates two key developments to ensure the book’s continuing currency and authority. Firstly, it reviews the operation of the current law following the UK’s ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) 2008, which provides for the recognition and use of electronic consignment notes, ie e-CMR. Secondly, it addresses the changes consequent on Brexit which affect aspects of the general legal context and whose relationship with the rules of CMR require re-examination, principally in respect of the law governing issues of choice of law, jurisdiction and enforcement of court judgments. Clearly and accessibly written, Messent and Glass continue to offer a level of expert detail and referencing that cannot be found elsewhere. The book is an invaluable reference tool that can be used by the busy legal practitioner, and by other road haulage industry professionals, in any contracting state, to solve the issues that confront them in daily practice. It is also an indispensable guide for academics and students of the international carriage of goods by road.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1. Scope of Application of the Convention 2. Combined Transport 3. Carrier’s Liability for Third Parties 4. Documentation 5. The Performance of the Carriage 6. Liability of the Carrier 7. Delay, Non-Delivery and Cash on Delivery 8. Dangerous Goods 9. Compensation 10. Claims and Actions 11. Successive Carriage 12. Derogation from the Convention Appendix A. Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965 Appendix B. French Text of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road Appendix C. IRU Form of CMR Consignment Note Appendix D. FTA/RHA/SITPRO Form of CMR Consignment Note

About the Author :
Andrew Messent was a founding Partner at Holmes Hardingham and then, Gateley PLC, London, and throughout his professional career his main area of practice was claims arising from the carriage of goods by road, sea and air, and other related areas such as warehousing. As well as the full range of transportation issues, Andrew also regularly advised on related insurance matters. David Glass was a law lecturer for more than 40 years, teaching mainly at Cardiff University. He retired from his post as a Senior Lecturer in 2017 but has continued an association with Cardiff in the role of LLM Teacher. David has also acted as a visiting lecturer at City University, London and Edinburgh University. For most of his career, David's teaching and research interests were primarily focused on the law of carriage of goods, with a special interest in international carriage of goods by road, freight forwarding and multimodal transport.