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The Law of Carriage by Inland Transport
THE fourth edition of "The Law of Carriage by Inland Transport ", by Otto Kahn-Freund, has recently been published by Sweet and Maxwell Ltd., 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4—price, £2 7s. 6d. wrappered or £5 10s. bound.
The book was first published in 1939 and has become recognized as a standard work on the subject. This new edition maintains its authoritative analysis of the law governing the organization of inland transport and the rights and obligations of carriers towards their passengers and the owners of goods they carry.
The author rightly claims that no one can hope to grasp the law of carriage by inland transport without knowledge of the carrier's statutory powers, duties under a licence and supervision by public authorities, and ultimately by Parliament. Accordingly Part One of the book (190 pages) is devoted to the organization of surface transport. The main section dealing with the law of carriage of goods and passengers by surface transport comprises 450 pages. Included in the appendices are the RHA conditions of carriage.
Because of the radical changes in the transport industry since the third edition was published in 1956, principally with the advent of the Transport Act. 1962, other legislation and new cases, this new edition has been substantially recast. A large body of new case law has been incorporated. S.B.
European Transport WHATEVER views one may have on either the advisability or likelihood of the UK entering the Common Market, the opportunity to compare this country's transport system with that of others is one not to be missed_ Such an opportunity is provided in "European Transport r by Brian T. Bayliss, available at 50s. from Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd., 26 Grosvenor Gardens Mews North, London SW I.
Considering the complexity of the subject this book provides a useful exposition of goods transport in the UK and the EEC with particular reference to road haulage. Within the confines of 200 pages no such study can be claimed to cover the subject comprehensively, but a wide range of aspects are nevertheless examined. These include the role of transport and transport as an industry, together with consideration of national and international systems. In examination of wages and social conditions in road haulage in the UK and the EEC, use is made of The Commercial
Motor Tables of Operating costs. S.B.