Case law
Recent CMR case law
The IDIT-CMR references correspond to the Num. IDIT in the IDIT data base.
France
- CA Angers, 18 Jan. 2022, IDIT-CMR n°42816 (Art. 30.1 CMR): delivery – reservations by the consignee
- Cass. Com., 8 Feb. 2023, IDIT-CMR n°42924 (Art. 1 & 32.2 CMR): prescription – suspension
- CA Rennes, 30 May 2023, IDIT-CMR n°42866 (Art. 17.4 & 18.2 CMR): liability of the carrier – exoneration
Germany
- BGH, 13.10.2022 – I ZR 151/21 (Art. 13 & 17 CMR): claim against a subcontractor; IDIT n°42937
Italy
- Court of Appeal of Milan 01/09/2022, n. 2809 : willful misconduct (Art. 29 CMR)
- First Instance Court of Turin 03/10/2022, n. 3836 : willful misconduct (Art. 29 CMR)
The Netherlands
- Ritmo/Hinskens, Hoge Raad 16 September 2022; IDIT-CMR n°42922
Liability of the carrier – CMR art. 7 and 8 – Interpretation – VTLC – Proof that the cartons of cigarettes were those loaded by the consignor (no) – Silence of the CMR – Burden of proof – Dutch national law
Poland
- The Supreme Court – 8/3/2023, II CSKP 651/22, IDIT-CMR n°42925 Carrier’s liability Limitation of carrier’s liability (art. 23) – Carrier’s liability Cases of exoneration (art. 17 and 18) Circumstances which the carrier could not avoid (art. 17§2) – Defects in the vehicle (art. 17§3)
- The Supreme Court – 11/8/2022, II CNPP 6/22; IDIT-CMR n°42934
Spain
- Barcelona CoA, 22 November 2021; Lleida CoA, 22 October 2022: right of action for payment of a subcarrier
- Superior Court of Justice (Catalonia), 12 March 2018 (Art. 33 CMR): arbitration
United Kingdom
- JTI Polska/Jakubsowski 14.06.23 [2023] UKSC 19 ; IDIT-CMR n°42860
Excise duties (Art. 23.3 CMR) - Knapfield v CARS Holdings Ltd Company (No. 05481676) & Ors [2022] EWHC 1437 (Comm) (13 June 2022) (bailii.org); IDIT-CMR n°42927
Right of action of consignee (Art. 13 CMR) – Increase of the limits (Art. 24 & 26 CMR) – obligation on the carrier to issue a consignment note (Art. 4, 5, 6.1(k), 7.3 CMR) – willful misconduct (Art. 20 CMR) - Huawei Technologies (UK) Ltd & Anor v DSV Solutions Ltd [2023] EWHC 1505 (Comm) (23 June 2023) (bailii.org)
Declaration of non-liability – Irreconcilability of decisions (Art. 31.2 CMR) - Holleman Special Transport & Project Cargo SRL v CO UK Shipping and Trading Ltd [2022] EWHC 1114 (Comm) (04 April 2022) (bailii.org); IDIT-CMR n°42929
Authorization to offset transport costs against compensation for damage - Stef Transport Rennes & Anor v D & M Fraser (a firm) [2018] EWHC 2756 (Comm) (23 October 2018) (bailii.org); IDIT-CMR n°42931
Arts 17.1 (damage), 17.2 (inherent vice) 17.4(c) (loading or stowage), 17.4(d) (nature of the goods), Art. 17.5.