Scrutton on Charterparties is a central work in the literature on charterparties. Examining over 100 new cases in the new, 21st edition, the work covers the general principles in the fields of time charters, voyage charters and demise charters. It clears up uncertainties in points of law, whilst illustrating their application using a wide variety of case material.
The organisation of the work is very clear, logical and accessible: its arrangement as a series of Articles covers all the specific topics of research a practitioner needs. The book covers charterparties as forms of commercial contract, and enables solicitors to draft better contracts, and barristers to test them.
* Focuses on the principles and is acknowledged for its clear and concise treatment of them
* Pinpoints criteria required for the nature, validity, construction of the contract, the parties to it and specific terms
* Considers the performance of the contract during loading, during the voyage and during unloading of cargo
* Defines bills of lading as contracts, and examines the liability of the shipowner for loss of or damage to goods
* Examines damages for failure to load or carry cargo properly or in reasonable time, and for not signing or presenting bills of lading
* Discusses limitation of liability
* Gives expert analysis of over 100 new cases showing how the principles of charterparties have been interpreted by the courts
* Written by generations of learned and authoritative commentators, whose conclusions are maintained into successive editions - the work has been very extensively cited in court
Contents:
* Nature, validity and construction of the contract
* Parties to the contract
* Agency
* Charterparties
* The Bill of Lading as a contract
* Bills of Lading for goods on a chartered ship
* Terms of the contact
* Representations
* Performance of contract: loading
* The Bill of Lading as a document of title
* Liability of shipowner for loss of, or damage to goods carried
* Performance of the contract: the voyage
* Performance of the contract: unloading
* Demurrage
* Freight
* Time Charters
* Through Bills of Lading, combined transportation, containers
* Lien
* Damages
* The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971
* Jurisdiction and limitation of actions
Appendicies
* Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992
* Supreme Court Act 1981
* Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements Act 1982
* Merchant Shipping Act 1995
* Limitation Convention 1976
