Publisher's Synopsis
This new title provides an up-to-date and useful source of reference and guidance for this important and developing area of commercial law and practice. The book analyses contract forms and terms used by freightforwarders, logistics suppliers, combined and multi-modal transport operators and container operators. It focuses on the main forms in use in the UK as well as the international rules that provide the bases for terms used by operators. In short, the book as a whole provides a comprehensive review of the law of freight forwarding and multi-modal transport.