Bills of Lading – A
Guide to Good Practice
SECOND EDITION
Stephen Mills
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ISBN 0
9546537 1 8 - 144 pp A5 - soft cover - published January 2005 - £30
>> Bills of Lading (2nd
edition) explains how to avoid
disputes and problems arising from improper use of bills of
lading, one of the most important yet least
understood documents involved in the international carriage of
goods by sea.
>> It aims to assist ship's
officers, operators and managers fully understand the legal implications of
bills of lading and the problems
and practical issues surrounding their everyday use.
>> The guide works on various
levels, with a practical
guidance section supplemented by a theory section and, for
the legal specialist, detailed and up-to-date legal footnotes.
>> Copies of the various
international conventions
are included together with an annotated and fully explained copy of the BIMCO Congenbill and a set
of recommended standard
letters.
>> The extended 2nd edition
includes more practical situations, discussion of delivery orders and
split and switch bills, clarification between waybills and straight
bills and a fully updated legal section.
>> Bills of Lading is written
by Stephen Mills,
a solicitor and founding partner of international maritime law firm Rayfield Mills based in
Newcastle upon Tyne. He is widely acknowledged as an expert in the field of
carriage of goods by sea.
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