AUG
2
2022
CML Seminar Series: Straight bills of lading
Total Registrations: 26
Description
ABOUT THE EVENT
The straight bill of lading names the intended receiver in the consignee box. As such, the bill of lading is transferable, but only once, and only by the shipper to the named consignee. This crucial difference with negotiable order and bearer bills of lading triggers a number of questions: is this really still a bill of lading? Do the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules regulate straight bill of lading contracts? What is position of consignee/bill of lading holder (and his rights of suit)? Does the presentation rule apply? To which extent is the straight bill of lading a document of title? These are some of the issues that the speaker will discuss at the seminar.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr Michiel Spanjaart was a Post-doctoral Fellow at NUS from August 2013 to July 2015 and taught an intensive elective course on Multimodal Transport Law as a Visiting Professor in 2018. He obtained his LLB at the University of Utrecht in 1996 and his PhD at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, in 2012. His thesis, Vorderingsrechten uit cognossement (‘Title to sue under bills of lading’), was published by Paris Uitgeverij in 2012, and his book, Multimodal Transport Law, was published by Routledge in 2017. Dr Spanjaart teaches maritime law at the Erasmus University and at the University of Leuven. He is an advocate and founding partner at Trains & Co in Rotterdam. He was previously a partner with Kneppelhout & Korthals Advocaten, Padberg Spanjaart Advocaten and DLA Piper. His practice areas include trade, transport, and insurance law.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Fees are to be paid before the commencement of the event with exception of e-invoices.
2. Fees paid are non-refundable.
3. Registration is transferable within the same organisation if the request is made at least one week in advance of the event.
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Date and Time
Tuesday, 2nd August 2022 4:30PM GMT+08:00
to
Tuesday, 2nd August 2022 6:00PM GMT+08:00
Organisation
Faculty of Law
Location
Maxwell Chambers Pte Ltd, 32 Maxwell Road. Singapore 069115