Carriage of Goods By Sea

Part 1: General introduction 1. Introduction: The charterparty; The bill of lading contract; Charterers' bills of lading The demise charterparty 2. Implied obligations in a contract of affreightment: The undertaking as to seaworthiness; Obligation of reasonable dispatch; Obligation not to deviate from the agreed route; The obligation to nominate a safe port; The obligation not to ship dangerous goods; The effect of frustration. Part 2 : Charterparties 3. The voyage charterparty: An overview of the charter; The arrived ship; The preliminary voyage; The loading operation; The carrying voyage; The discharging operation 4. The time charterparty: General legal overview; Description of the vessel; Period of hire; Payment for hire; The off-hire clause; Deductions from hire; Right to withdraw vessel for non-payment of hire; Employment and agency clause; Redelivery of the vessel. Part 3: Bills of lading 5. Bills of Lading and their Functions: Historical introduction; Functions of a bill of lading; Bills of lading and third parties; Presentation of a bill of lading; Problems in presentation; Switch bills 6. Application of the Hague/Visby Rules: Application of the Rules; Legal effect of the Rules; Basic provisions of the Hague/Visby rules 7. Bills of Lading: The Hamburg Rules; Introduction 8. Bills of Lading issued under Charterparties: Where bill of lading issued to charterer; Where bill issued to third party shipper; Where bill indorsed by charterer to a third party; Shipowner's recourse against charterer 9. Problems of Combined Transport: The liability of the carrier; Combined transport and documentary credits; Effect of transhipment Multimodal Convention 1980. Part 4: Common aspects of contracts of affreighment 10. Exceptions: Common law exceptions; Contractual exceptions; The Hague/Visby exceptions; Bars to the exceptions 11. Limitation of liability: Introduction; Merchant Shipping Act 1979 12. Freight: The basic obligation; Advance freight; Specialised types of freight; Payment of freight 13. Shipowners' Liens: Liens at common law; Express contractual liens; The cesser clause. Part 5: Dispute settlement 14. Dispute Settlement: Problems of conflict of laws; Security for claims; Arbitration 15. Breach of Contract: Forms of breach; Effects of breach; The action for damages; Remedies other than damages. Appendices