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SHIPPINGGOODS IN TRANSIT2ND EDITIONPaul Bugden and Dr Simone Lamont-BlackThis work draws together aspects ofcommercial, shipping, contract, agency,bailment, property and transport law to providecomprehensive guidance through the law offreight forwarding and carriage of goods. Itlooks in detail at the contracts involved and therecourse available when contracts are breached.• Enables practitioners to have all theelements of a diverse field available at theirfingertips• Goes through the documents in common usein international carriage• Highlights the areas where disputes mostfrequently arise• Looks at liability issues, remedies anddamages• Includes a chapter on project and heavy liftforwarding• Considers e-commerce issues• Presents key source material in appendices,including SITPRO Standard Form AlignedDocuments, International CarriageConventions and domestic statutesJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, InternationalDec-2009 978 1 847 03772 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 325245Hardback, 1020 pp £289.00/€368.00LOWNDES & RUDOLF: THE LAWOF GENERAL AVERAGE ANDTHE YORK-ANTWERP RULESBRITISH SHIPPING LAWS13TH EDITIONEditors: Julian Cooke and Richard CornahFirst published in the 1870s, this leading workprovides detailed, section-by-section commentaryon the recently revised York-Antwerp Rules. Itexplains both the underlying principles of eachRule and the problems that can arise in applyingthem.• Provides commentary on the obligations, rightsand entitlements of the various parties involvedin a general average• Discusses the various causes of action open tothe parties• Covers the enforcement of rights in a generalaverage• Includes worked examples to clarify how thelaw works in practice• Offers an international perspective withdiscussion of US and Commonwealth decisions• Contains useful forms, such as standardsecurity documentation• Includes key reference materials such as theRules of Practice of the Association of AverageAdjusters• Includes maritime insurance clausesJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, InternationalMay-2008 978 1 847 03033 7Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 178472Hardback, 866 pp £345.00/€439.00THE ROTTERDAM RULESTHE UN CONVENTION ON CONTRACTSFOR THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OFGOODS WHOLLY OR PARTLY BY SEAProfessor Michael F Sturley, Professor TomotakaFujita and Professor G J van der ZielThis work provides comprehensive commentaryon the new UN convention governing howgoods are conveyed by sea, in force fromSeptember 2009. It supplies reliable guidance,being written by three of the architects of theconvention who were intimately involved in itsdrafting and negotiation.• Explains the intended meaning of all of theprincipal provisions• Follows the organisation of the conventionfor easy reference• Includes many worked examples –hypothetical cases with explanations of howthey would be resolved under the newconvention• Places the convention in its historical andcommercial contexts so its practical impact isclearJURISDICTION: United KingdomDec-2010 978 1 847 03734 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 285543Hardback, 506 pp £215.00/€274.00KENNEDY AND ROSE ON THELAW OF SALVAGEBRITISH SHIPPING LAWS7TH EDITIONProfessor Francis RoseKennedy and Rose on the Law of Salvageprovides an in-depth explanation of all aspectsof the law of salvage. It explains underlyingconcepts of salvage so the principles on whichdisputes frequently turn are clear and goesthrough all aspects of the salvage contract,including the standard salvage contract forms.• Examines the duties of each party in salvagecontracts and the consequences ofmisconduct• Goes through the situations in which a claimis entitled• Looks at salvage payments, covering who isliable and how they are distributed• Considers underwater cultural property andenvironmental issues• Covers all the recent case, arbitration andconvention developments• Contains all the major salvage documents,international conventions, statutes, rules andregulations so they can be consulted easilyJURISDICTION: InternationalDec-2009 978 1 847 03927 9Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 334976Hardback, 1104 pp £335.00/€426.00MARITIME LAW2ND EDITIONInstitute of Maritime LawMaritime Law offers succinct and accessibleguidance on all aspects of shipping law. The workcaptures the expertise of the members of theInstitute of Maritime Law, and their clear stylemakes the text ideal for readers new to shippinglaw or new to a particular topic within it.• Includes a new chapter on shipbuilding, sale,finance and registration• Features an expanded chapter on marineinsurance, covering the 2009 Institute CargoClauses and the Third Parties (Rights AgainstInsurers) Act 2010• Fully updated in the light of newdevelopments, such as the Bunker PollutionConvention and recent case law• Reflects European Regulations such asRome I and Rome II, and EuropeanCommission proposalsJURISDICTION: InternationalAug-2011 978 0 414 04864 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 510015Hardback, 400 pp £175.00/€223.00SCRUTTON ONCHARTERPARTIES AND BILLSOF LADING22ND EDITIONSir Bernard Eder, Professor Howard Bennett,Steven Berry, QC, David Foxton, QC andChristopher Smith, QCScrutton provides the leading statement of lawrelating to charterparties and bills of lading. Itclarifies how the legal principles work in practicewith detailed reference to a wide variety of casematerial, including discussion of over 100 newcases since the previous edition.• Covers time charters, voyage charters anddemise charters as well as bills of lading• Sets out clearly the underlying principles ofthe law in this area• Delivers practical advice about how theprinciples work in practice with detailedexamination of case law• Examines charterparties as forms ofcommercial contract• Explains liability issues and looks at damages• The 125th Anniversary Edition includes abiography of Scrutton, articles and obituarieson Scrutton, plus a re-examination of keyhistoric casesJURISDICTION: InternationalSep-2011 978 0 414 04590 3Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 485117Hardback £295.00/€375.00Available as an eBook during 2012 – see page vi142 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk