{"id":15119,"date":"2023-08-29T10:45:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labre.nl\/?p=15119"},"modified":"2023-08-29T12:32:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:32:00","slug":"belgium-the-importance-of-choosing-the-right-court-in-cmr-treaty-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labre.nl\/en\/2023\/08\/29\/belgium-the-importance-of-choosing-the-right-court-in-cmr-treaty-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium: The importance of choosing the right court in CMR treaty matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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In a judgment given on June 14th, 2023, the UK Supreme Court decided the sender of a road transport is to redeem the road carrier for excise duties for not clearing T1 documents. This was not possible due to the theft of the goods involved.<\/span><\/p>\n

The court states that the words \u2018other charges\u2019 as mentioned in art. 23.4 CMR Treaty do include excise duties. (2023, UKSC 19)<\/p>\n

In Belgium and the Netherlands the road carrier would (probably) not have been liable.<\/span><\/p>\n

So different countries, different outcomes.<\/span> This stresses the importance of being first in filing the case for the most convenient court.<\/p>\n

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For further information, contact:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Theo Macours<\/span>, Partner<\/p>\n

Legalis Lawyers, Tessenderlo<\/p>\n

e:\u00a0 theo.macours@legalis.be<\/span><\/p>\n

t:\u00a0 +32 1 3671201<\/p>\n

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#WLNAdvocate #Belgium #Legalis #business #law #legal #lawfirm #transport #SupremeCourt #roadtransport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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