2019
London, UK
Bills of Lading Seminar
Analyse the commercial and legal complexities of Bills of Lading
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Thank you to everyone for attending this year's Bills of Lading Seminar. If you enjoyed it, please recommend it to a friend.
Programme highlights
Understand the different functions of the bill of lading, P&I developments in claims, application of different rules and common bulk carriage issues.
Key topics on the agenda:
- The background, structure and context of the bill of lading
- The function of the bill of lading as a receipt, a document of title and a contract of carriage
- The problems caused by negotiating bills of lading
- The rules in relation to the bill of lading
- Current sanctions regimes
- Remedies for claims by ship and cargo
- Why you need a letter of indemnity
Plenty of learning and networking opportunities
Workshop:
- Studying real‐life situations, apply theory to practice in working groups to consider dealing with sub-contractors within combined bills of lading
NEW for 2018! Practical surgery session:
- Utilise the expertise of your chairman and have your unique bills of lading concerns addressed and questions answered. Ask on the day or email questions in advance to stephanie.brown@informa.com
Case studies:
- Issues relating to wet and dry cargoes
CPD affiliation
The Bills of Lading Seminar is CPD affiliated.
This seminar is worth 12 CPD hours. Lloyd’s Maritime Academy – part of Informa UK Ltd – is an accredited trainer with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Get expert insight
We spoke to 7 maritime innovation experts including blockchain startup CargoX about the digitisation of bills of lading documents and their successful first journey.
Your lecturers include:
Benefit from the legal expertise of practising QCs, partners, and directors from renowned maritime law firms and chambers as well as experienced legal academics.
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