12 Sep 2023 Transport and logistics Insurance The case of Poralu Marine Australia Pty Ltd v MV Dijksgracht [2022] FCA 1038: Regimes Governing ... If ever a case could be held as showing the disuniformity and international chaos in the regulation of international shipping in the carriage of goods by sea, Poralu Marine Australia Pty Ltd v MV Dijksgracht [2022] FCA 1038 is it.
12 Sep 2023 Transport and logistics Employment and safety Safety Collison: The meeting of work health and safety and national heavy vehicle laws ... WHS Act and Regulations in most jurisdictions around Australia have implemented the requirement for businesses to assess the risk of psychosocial hazards and implement practicable control measures to eliminate or minimise the risk.
9 Jun 2023 Transport and logistics Over what period does the time limitation apply under the Hague Visby Rules? A decision by the English Court of Appeal decided that the time limitation provision in Article 3 rule 6 of the Hague-Visby Rules still applied when there had been a wrongful delivery of the cargo by the carrier.
8 Jun 2023 Transport and logistics Forum non conveniens and the tragic crash of a skydiving aircraft in Sweden The decision in Kvist and others v GippsAero Pty Ltd and GA8 Airvan Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 275 was handed down on 30 May 2023.
8 Jun 2023 Transport and logistics Insurance Unfair contract terms and the transport sector - there's still time to update your standard ... It has been over 6 years since the unfair contract terms protections in the Australian Consumer Law and Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 were first extended to small businesses.
14 May 2023 Transport and logistics What is the insurable interest where cargo was never shipped? The case of Quadra Commodities in the Court of Appeal in England raised the question as to whether a Claimant has an insurable interest in cargo in circumstances in which it had been defrauded by the sellers.
24 Oct 2022 Transport and logistics Insurance Foreign arbitration provision in interstate carriage contract raises need for legislative ... Parties to a bill of lading for carriage between states in Australia that contains a provision for foreign arbitration for resolution of any dispute should consider the decision in Carmichael Rail Network v BBC Chartering.
17 Jun 2022 Employment and safety Corporate and commercial Transport and logistics Employee dismissed for failing to follow driving safety policy Fair Work Commission determines repeated speeding incidents when driving for work valid reason for terminating employment.
17 May 2022 Transport and logistics Are we heading towards consensus on domestic shipping policy? The distance between the opposing sides of the national and foreign-flagged fleet debate may be narrowing.
6 Mar 2022 Insurance Transport and logistics A master's power of detention: Australian law clarified Cruise ship operators, captains and senior officers should be aware of the decision in Royal Caribbean Cruises v Rawlings.