International Carriage of Goods by Road CMR

This key text analyzes the international carriage of goods by road under the provisions of the CMR Convention. Divided into two parts, the first and main section is an analysis of CMR, when either the place of departure or the place of destination is in Europe, thus extending its effect into the Middle East and the East of Russia. The second section concerns English common law on the carriage of goods within the UK. This book is a comprehensive, practical, and user-friendly volume that should be on the shelves of all those who have any kind of interest in the legislation governing the contracts of the carriage of goods by road. This updated fifth edition includes (In Part I on CMR): cases on CMR in England, notably Datec v UPS in the HL, and in the CA, Gefco v Mason, Hatzl v XL, Rosewood Trucking v. Balaam new cases in the higher courts of other countries, notably Austria, France, Germany, and Holland, many concerned with theft and 'willful misconduct' advent of the Rotterdam Rules