Book Publication: Carriage of Goods by Sea 3rd edn by Professor Stephen Girvin

CML congratulates Professor Stephen Girvin on the publication of his book, Carriage of Books by Sea (3rd edition) by Oxford University Press.

Carriage of Goods by Sea provides an extensive comparative analysis of the carriage of goods by sea, examining the principles, regulation, responsibilities, obligations, and immunities within this area of English law, and other common law jurisdictions, in a single volume.

The book covers all necessary aspects for understanding the law of carriage by sea. These include: an essential overview of the business of shipping; a core group of chapters on the various functions of bills of lading and other documents of carriage; the international and domestic regulation of carriage; analysis of the major conventions (the Hague, Hague-Visby and Hamburg Rules, and the Rotterdam Rules); and explanation of the shippers’ responsibilities, both at common law and under the international conventions. Later chapters are concerned with the obligations of the carrier, and the rights and immunities of the carrier, again at common law, and under the international conventions. The book concludes by examining charterparties, as well as including chapters on frustration and damages.

The third edition provides a thorough update from the publication of the previous edition more than a decade ago, including new bills of lading, major Commonwealth developments impacting on the law in this field, and UK Supreme Court decisions such as Volcafe Ltd v Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA (Trading as CSAV) [2018] UKSC 61, The Ocean Victory [2017] UKSC 35, and The Kos [2012] UKSC 17. The new edition also includes a new chapter relating to damages.

Further details of the book can be found at: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/carriage-of-goods-by-sea-9780198811947

The book launch was held at Amara hotel in conjunction with the reconvened CML Short Course, “Shipping Law Update:Cases in 2021” conducted by Professor Girvin. The seminar series was put on hold for 2 years due to COVID-19 safe management measures.

Read about the book launch here.