1st Edition

Shipbrokers and the Law

By Andrew Jamieson Copyright 1997
    180 Pages
    by Informa Law from Routledge

    This text provides an explanation of the responsibilities and liabilities of the shipbroker, both in direct contact with principles and as part of a chain of other brokers.

    Highlighting legal questions arising from ways in which the broker's business is done, issues addressed in this book include potential legal liabilities as well as common negligence claims. The book also deals with the shipbroker's entitlement to commission and the problems associated with litigation in this area.

    It is suitable for ship owners, charterers, agents and marine consultants, as well as brokers.

    1 The Shipbroker and the Principal, 2 The Shipbroker’s Authority, 3 The Shipbroker’s Statements, 4 The Shipbroker and the Negotiations, 5 The Shipbroker and the Contract, 6 Shipbroker’s Commission, 7 Post Fixture Services, 8 The Shipbroker’s Other Services, 9 The Regulation of Shipbroker.

    Biography

    Andrew Jamieson is the Claims Director at  International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC).