Provides a guide to the nature and uses of a Bill of Lading Provides a detailed analysis of common standard form clauses and the legal principles that apply to them Includes a new Chapter providing key commentary on the Rotterdam Rules Includes all the important new cases and Supreme Court decisions Gives you an in-depth treatment of specialist commercial contract area Gives you practical guidance through commentary on case law and legislation Organised so that each chapter deals with a particular clause or group of clauses found in day to day practice

Authors: Sir Guenter Treitel, QC; Professor Francis M B Reynolds, QC

ISBN:  9780414048522

Published:  Sweet & Maxwell, 3rd Edition. January 2012

Format:  Hardback

CONTENTS

• Nature of Bills of Lading
• Bills of Lading as a receipt
• Bills of Lading as a contractual document
• Parties to the Bill of Lading contract
• Contractual effects of transfer of Bills of Lading
• Bills of Lading as documents of title
• Possible effects of Bills of Lading on third parties
• Other related documents
• Hague and Hague-Visby Rules
• Rotterdam Rules