The World of Maritime and Commercial Law: Essays in Honour of Francis Rose

This collection of 20 essays by legal scholars, practitioners, and judges covers maritime and commercial law, including studies of maritime collisions, carriage of goods by sea, marine insurance, and private international law. It is essential reading for maritime and commercial lawyers and a tribute to a scholar who has led the way in these fields for many decades.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This comprehensive collection of 20 essays features the latest contributions from esteemed legal scholars, practitioners, and judges, all recognized globally for their expertise in maritime and commercial law. For maritime lawyers, the book offers insightful and essential studies on the law governing maritime collisions, the carriage of goods by sea (examining the meaning of "actual carriage" in the Hamburg Rules and the intricate web of rules governing multimodal carriage), and marine insurance (discussing the history of the doctrine of utmost good faith and jurisdiction clauses in cargo policies). In the realm of private international law, chapters delve into the choice of law rules affecting ship ownership and recent cases where conflict of laws issues have been resolved by the Privy Council. For generalist commercial lawyers, the collection provides a wealth of scholarship on the Sale of Goods Act 1979, its provisions, and scope, as well as the rules of contractual interpretation, their history, content, and application in commercial settings. Additionally, chapters address negotiating damages for breach of contract, illegality, tracing misapplied funds, the application of private law rules to disputes about cryptocurrencies, and developments in the law of directors duties. Taken as a whole, the essays in this collection shine for their broad scholarship, analytical strength, depth of understanding, and penetrating insights, even into the most complex problems of maritime and commercial law. They serve as an indispensable resource for every maritime and commercial lawyer and a fitting tribute to a scholar who has pioneered these fields for many decades.

Dimension: 244 x 169 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509974313