Motor Carrier Cargo Claims remains the only Canadian
publication dealing exclusively with a motor carrier’s liability for cargo
damage or loss during the various stages of commercial transportation of goods
by highway.
The new fifth edition contains major revisions and analyses
of the following:
- The consequences of amendments to the Motor Vehicle Transport
Act, 1987, R. S., 1985, c. 29 (3rd Supp.), which were proclaimed in force on
January 1, 2006
- The deregulated environment in Ontario since the repeal of the
Truck Transportation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. T.22, effective January 1, 2006
- Leading cases on load broker regulations such as Nolar
Industries Ltd. v. Freight Transportation Assoc., 2006 CarswellOnt 3242 (Ont.
S.C.J.)
- Leading cases on the consequence of non-compliance with
regulation such as Beaulieu v. Day & Ross Inc., 2005 CarswellNB 98,2005
(N.B.C.A.)
- Leading cases on the establishment of industry practice and
custom such as Valmet Paper Machinery Inc. v. Hapag-Lloyd AG, 2004 CarswellBC
2916 (B.C.C.A.) and Alcoa Inc. v. CP Ships (UK) Ltd., 2006 CarswellOnt 6169
(Ont. S.C.J.)
- Leading damage to cargo cases such as Elders Grain Co. v. "M/V
Ralph Misener" (The), 2005 CarswellNat 1097 (F.C.A.)
- An analysis of the apportionment of loss provisions in Ont.
Reg. 643/05 (Carriage of Goods)
Plus, the 5th edition has all the features you expect from
previous editions, including solutions to common problems in transportation
law, a comprehensive analysis of the legal relationship among shippers,
carriers, connecting carriers and consignees; citations for all relevant
reported and unreported case law; and specific guidance to help transportation
lawyers prepare for litigation. |
