Manager's Guide to Freight Loss and Damage Claims - Hardcover

Barrett, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874080487 ISBN 13: 9780874080483

Publisher: Springer, 1990

Synopsis

One of the most troublesome areas of transportation law is that applicable to freight loss and damage. The purpose of this book is to put those principles in the practical context of the transportation manager's day-to-day work. Not primarily for lawyers, but possibly of some help to them, this book is written to provide information for the transportation manager who must cope with this area of the law without the benefit of a legal education or background.

About this title

From the Author

According to comedienne Anna Russell, the trouble with commentaries on the subject of grand opera is that they tend to be "written by grrreat experts for the edification of other grrreat experts"--"leaving the average opera-goer," she adds, "as befogged as before."

I think she might well have offered the same observation about writings on matters of the law.

Too often legal discussions seem to be (to coin a phrase) of the lawyers, by the lawyers and--most regrettable of all--for the lawyers. Even those that purport to be in "plain English" wind up so riddled with legalistic phrasings and case citations that the lay reader is soon gasping with the effort to keep up.

The law is important to everyone. Q.E.D., understanding the law is important to everyone. I hope my efforts here can help promote that understanding.

About the Author

"Legendary"--that's what a leading trade journal has said about consultant, author, and educator Colin Barrett. Barrett's name is well known from his 33 published books . . . his 21-year authorship of Traffic World's acclaimed "Questions and Answers" column . . . his influential Barrett Transportation Newsletter. In his three decades in the industry he's garnered a wall-full of plaques and awards honoring his knowledge and expertise.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0874080487
• ISBN 13: 9780874080483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232