Contracts of Carriage by Land and Air

This book provides:

* In-depth clause-by-clause analysis and commentary of the major international Conventions and standard form contracts within these areas
* New editions of two standard forms of contract for internal carriage by rail
* Citation of the relevant case law and statutes
* Footnote annotations and cross-references for each clause or provision

Major updates include extended commentaryon the Montreal Convention 1999 on carriage by air, which came into force in the UK in 2004 and on CIM 1999 which came into force in 2006

The section on carriage of goods by inland water has been completely re-written to take account of recent developments in the inland water carriage of goods industry and includes:
* Extensive reference to British Waterways Conditions for the Carriage of Freight 2003 and Waterways Freight Vessel Conditions 2003
* Notes on industry developments and their legal ramifications

Features comment on the Government's recent initiatives on the:
* use of canals for the inland carriage of freight
* system of grants available through the Freight Facility Scheme
* consultation drafts on the fitness for purpose inspection requirements for vessels on inland navigations issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Divided into useful sections:
* Carriage of goods by inland water
* Carriage of goods by road
* Carriage of goods by rail
* Carriage of goods by air