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Girvin, Stephen, Carriage
of Goods by Sea 2nd ed,
Oxford University Press,
Hardback, £175.00, ISBN:
9780199589913
Arranged thematically and
covering the entire breadth
of the law of carriage of
goods by sea, including bills
of lading and charterparties,
limitation, admiralty claims,
and maritime arbitration, this
book discusses the underlying
principles of contract,
agency, tort, and bailment
as well as the business of
carriage, and shippers’ and
carriers’ obligations, rights
and immunities. This second
and much expanded edition
includes a new chapter
on the important subject of
damages. The contents also
benefit from unique coverage
of cargo claims including
limitation periods, damages,
and arbitration. The scope
and application of the Rotterdam
Rules is covered in
a dedicated chapter, which
guides the reader on this
important international instrument
which was signed
in 2009, but is not yet in
force. Coverage of the main
provisions and changes to be
implemented in accordance
with the Rotterdam Rules
also feature throughout.
The underlying principles
to documents of carriage,
international regulation, and
the responsibilities and obligations
of the skipper and
carrier are all addressed in
this single volume resource.
Harrison, Ann, Music The
Business: The Essential
Guide to the Law and the
Deals 5th ed, Virgin Books,
Hardback, £25.00, ISBN:
9780753539583
This essential and highly acclaimed
guide, now updated
and revised in its fifth edition,
explains the possibilities and
pitfalls of the British music
industry, from the developments
in new media, privacy,
sponsorship and sampling
to the expanding role of the
internet and the dominance
of digital music. Drawing
on her extensive experience
as a media lawyer, Ann Harrison
offers a unique, expert
opinion on the deals, the
contracts and the business
as a whole. She examines in
detail the changing face of
the music business and provides
absorbing case studies
of huge stars such as Robbie
Williams, Ms Dynamite and
Elvis Presley. Fascinating,
practical and comprehensive,
this is the bible for the music
industry and indispensable
reading for any musical entrepreneur.
Hogg, Martin, Promises and
Contract Law: Comparative
Perspectives, Cambridge
University Press,
Hardback, £85.00, ISBN:
9780521193382
Promises and Contract Law
is the first modern work to
explore the significance of
promise to contract law from
a comparative legal perspec-
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