Bills of Lading

A brand new addition to the Lloyd’s Shipping Law Library, Bills of Lading provides a detailed and practical analysis of the law and practice applicable to bills of lading before, during and after shipment. It is co-authored by two leading specialist barristers and a Commercial Court judge who have wide experience of bills of lading both in practice and in the context of litigation. This new book provides: an introduction to the history of bills of lading in-depth information on the form, issuing, and transfer of bills of lading negotiation of bills thorough analysis of the rights and liabilities which arise from statements in the bill: its effect on ownership of the goods the rights to delivery the carrier’s right to deliver including rights of suit in contract, tort and bailment a detailed consideration of the Hague and Hague-Visby rules an overview of the primary remedies conflict of laws issues and procedural matters which arise in litigation inv