Choice of Law and Forum Clauses in Shipping Documents — Revising Section 11 of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 (Cth)

Since 1904, Australia has sought to protect shippers by prohibiting parties to contracts such as bills of lading from contracting out of Australian law and jurisdiction. Today, this protection lives on in s 11 of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 (Cth). This section has recently been in the spot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allison, Simon
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93986