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Assignment on Transport Law

   

Added on  2020-05-11

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Running head: TRANSPORT LAW Transport LawName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note

1TRANSPORT LAWTable of ContentsIssue.................................................................................................................................................2Rules................................................................................................................................................2Application......................................................................................................................................5Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7Reference.........................................................................................................................................9

2TRANSPORT LAWIssue According to the case study the issue has been arise whether Mary can make claimagainst “Flossy Enterprises” for the damages she has been faced due to the damage of her cargoof sugar? Rules According to The Hague–Visby Rules has introduced international rules for theinternational carriage of goods by sea in Australia. It has set the international rules where it hasbeen set the greater bargaining power for the protection of the shipper or the owner of the cargo.Through the Hague–Visby Rules it has introduced several rules which also applicable for thecarrier. The Hague–Visby Rules is basically incorporated with the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act1971 where it has been stated the legislation for the international carriage of goods1. Under the Hague–Visby Rules the carrier has several duties while it delivering the goods.They are bound to take proper care at the time of unloading the goods to the buyer. They are alsotook proper care, handle, stow, carry, keep, care for, and discharge the goods carried in theinternational carriage of goods. Under this act the Article IV (4) has legislates the provisions forsaving any life or any property which Carry by sea and causes any damages if the rules has beenbreached2. In the case of Dempster and Co v Paterson Zochonic and Co. Ltd the court has foundthat the when the owner of the ship has agrees with the terms for transport goods by seatherefore that ship should be seaworthy in every ways. The application of the warranties also1 Djadjev, Ilian. The Obligations of the Carrier Regarding the Cargo: The Hague-Visby Rules. Springer, 2017.2 Katsivela, Marel. "The treatment of the sea peril exception of the Hague-Visby Rules in common law and civil lawjurisdictions." WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs 16.1 (2017): 19-36

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