Scrutton on Charterparties and Bills of Lading

SCRUTTON ON CHARTERPARTIES AND BILLS OF LADING Sir Bernard Eder, Steven Berry QC, David Foxton QC, Christopher Smith QC, Professor Howard Bennett

THE TIDES MAY CHANGE THE EXPERTISE STAYS THE SAME CELEBRATING THE 125th ANNIVERSARY OF THIS CLASSIC TEXT

NEW 22ND EDITION

ESSENTIAL NEW SHIPPING TITLES FROM SWEET & MAXWELL NEW 3rd Edition CARVER ON BILLS OF LADING Sir Guenter Treitel and Francis Reynolds

5TH EDITION BRICE – THE MARITIME LAW OF SALVAGE John Reeder QC

BRITISH SHIPPING LAW LIBRARY

• Provides expert commentary on the key areas salvage operations including: Law of Salvage, Admiralty Court decisions, The Salvage Agreement, Salved property and salved values

• Provides a guide to the nature and uses of a Bill of Lading • Covers 50 types of bills and waybills

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• Provides a detailed analysis of common standard form clauses and examines the legal principles that apply to them • Includes a new Chapter providing key commentary on the Rotterdam Rules

• Discusses the current decision making trends of LOF Arbitrators, giving you insight into future decisions that could affect your cases • Examines recent SCOPIC clause changes and their effect on Environmental payments or other guarantees of payments to a Salvage contractor

• 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 September 2011 ISBN: 978-0-414-04852-2

• Takes a detailed look at the Lloyds Open Form (LOF) of Salvage

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• Practical guidance when entering salvage arbitrations so you fully understand the procedure and documents that you need to present • Provides comprehensive coverage of new case Law • Covers CPR provisions and court forms and their use within the Admiralty Courts November 2011 ISBN: 978-0-414-04579-8

ROTTERDAM RULES: THE UN CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS WHOLLY OR PARTLY BY SEA Professor Michael F. Sturley, Professor Tomotaka Fujita and Professor Gertjan van der Ziel • Presents the definitive treatise on The Rotterdam Rules, so you can to tackle any problem involving the carriage of goods by sea • Utilises the unique knowledge of those who helped draft the Convention to help you understand it

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NEW 2ND EDITION MARITIME LAW Yvonne Baatz - General Editor and author, and a team of expert contributors.

• A comprehensive and concise guide to maritime law • Includes a new chapter on shipbuilding, sale, finance and registration

• Places the convention in its historical and commercial context

• Features and expanded chapter on marine insurance, covering the 2009 Institute Cargo Clauses and the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010

• Commentary follows the convention itself making it easy to find clarification on the sections you are referencing

• Fully updated in the light of new developments such as the Bunker Pollution Convention and case law

• Takes an international approach, reflected in the commentary

• Reflects European Regulations such as Rome I and Rome II, and European Commission proposals

December 2010 ISBN: 978-1-847-03734-3

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July 2011 ISBN: 978-0-414-04864-5

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THE TIDES MAY CHANGE THE EXPERTISE STAYS THE SAME A VERY SPECIAL NEW EDITION We are pleased to bring you the 125th anniversary edition of Scrutton on Charterparties and Bills of Lading - the leading statement of general principles in the fields of time charters, voyage charters, demise charters and bills of lading.

First published in 1886, Scrutton has provided a first port of call for research when drafting contracts or dealing with disputes for generations.

What better way to celebrate the extraordinary history of this renowned text than to produce a brand new volume, fully updated for 2011?

The 22nd edition features an in-depth biography of T. E. Scrutton, giving you a unique insight into the man himself.

GROUNDED IN HISTORY, IN TUNE WITH TODAY The 22nd edition maintains the heritage and structure of previous editions, with the text based on Scrutton’s original commentary, while also reflecting the combined experience of previous authors.

There have been substantial revisions to a number of chapters and the wealth of new case law is reflected throughout.

TAKES YOU TO THE CORE OF CHARTERPARTIES AND BILLS OF LADING The unique style of commentary illuminates the main points in law and latest case law, giving you clarity to uncertainties in points of principle.

The articles format helps to highlight specific topics you may be researching, illustrating them through a wide variety of case material.

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THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING CHARTERPARTIES AND BILLS OF LADING • Deals with the contractual and technical challenges involved in chartering a commercial ship • Covers each kind of charter; time charters, voyage charters, demise charters, and bills of lading , laying out the nature, validity, and construction of each • Goes through the signing and presenting bills of lading and limitation • Looks at the liability of the shipowner for loss of or damage to goods • Discusses the damages for failure to load or carry cargo properly or in reasonable time • Includes reference to over 100 new related cases since the last edition

CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF SCRUTTON

Mr Justice Scrutton pIctured around 1920

Mr Justice Scrutton about to enter the Old Bailey to try George Joseph Smith (Brides in the Bath) June 1915

SCRUTTON AND SON CIRCA 1915

The first cover and title page of Scrutton from 1886

NEW 22ND EDITION

ESSENTIAL COVERAGE

Appendices:

ABOUT THE AUTHOR TEAM

• Nature, validity and construction of the contract

• The principal statutes affecting the contract of affreightment: Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992; Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and Limitation Convention 1976

The author team led by Mr Justice Eder comprises of three leading QC’s at Essex Court Chambers; Steven Berry QC, David Foxton QC and Christopher Smith QC, all of whom have extensive experience in the shipping and commercial field and contributed to the previous edition of the work.

• Extension of Rights and Liabilities under Contracts of Affreightment Beyond the Original Parties • Agency • Charterparties • The Bill of Lading as a contract • Bills of Lading for goods on a chartered ship • Terms of the Contract • The Bill of Lading as a Receipt for goods shipped or received

• York-Antwerp Rules 1994/2004 • The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1924 • Commonwealth legislation ( Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore) • The United States Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1936 • The Hamburg Rules

In addition, the team has been joined for this new edition by Professor Howard Bennett of Nottingham University who has updated and carried out substantial revisions to a number of important chapters.

• Performance of contract- loading • The Bill of Lading as a document of title • Liability of shipowner for loss of, or damage to, goods carried • Performance of the contract – the voyage • Performance of the contract – unloading

August 2011 Hardback ISBN: 978-0-414-04590-3

• Demurrage • Freight • Time charters • Through Bills of Lading, combined transportation, containers • Lien • Damages • The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971 • Jurisdiction and limitation of actions

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