Transport and logistics contracts
Drafting and negotiating road carriage, air freight and logistics contracts.
Damage, loss and delays
Goods damaged, lost or delayed by road or air: reviewing reservations and liability to prepare a claim or defence.
Liabilities and remedies
Recourse between parties and insurers, negotiation and litigation.
Outstanding payments and freight rates
Recovering transport invoices and defending disputed payment claims.
Typical situations
- Damage to or loss of goods, including air freight
- Delivery delay
- Disputed reservations or liability
- Disagreement over a transport or logistics service
- Recourse between shipper, freight forwarder, carrier and insurer
- Unpaid or disputed transport invoice
How the firm assists
- Review transport contracts and documents
- Establish the facts and identify the parties
- Analyse liability and applicable rules
- Prepare a claim, response or negotiation
- Preserve time limits and prepare appropriate legal steps
Documents to prepare
- Contracts and general terms
- Consignment note, CMR consignment note or air waybill (AWB)
- Delivery notes and reservations
- Invoices and evidence of value
- Photographs, findings and survey reports
- Correspondence with the parties and insurer
- Claims, formal demands or documents received
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