Transport law - Topics

Why did shipowners move registrations from Panama to the Marshall Islands? Who is liable when a self-driving car causes a crash? What counts as a truck driver's rest period when the tachograph says one thing and the schedule says another? Flag of convenience: why do so few ships sail under the flag of the country that owns them? What a hauler needs before crossing into a country that does not recognize its operating license Fifth freedom rights: why can an airline sell a ticket between two countries it is not from? Who checks that the bus driver has not been on shift for fourteen hours? Tyres: when is the legal limit actually unsafe? Type approval: why a car legal in one country can be illegal in the next Buying a car with a rebuilt title: what are you really risking? Refund and change fees on long-distance coach tickets: what you actually get back when you cancel a day before What is the privacy cost of a network that tracks every car? Cross border trucking: which piece of paperwork actually stops a load at the frontier? How can a lorry from Poland undercut a local haulier on exactly the same route? Who is legally liable when a tanker spills oil in another country's waters? Why are three container alliances allowed to control most of the trade on major routes? General average: the ancient rule that still makes cargo owners pay when a ship is saved How is a salvage award calculated when a tug pulls a burning tanker off a reef? What does your VIN reveal that a seller would rather hide? Why do vehicle classes differ so much between countries? If an autonomous car runs a red light who is liable: the owner vs the maker vs the software? Can a shipping line be sued for a container that arrived three weeks late and ruined the season? Why do ride hailing platforms keep ending up in court over whether their drivers are employees? The court case that made airlines pay for a missed connection nobody could have predicted Migrant crews on flag of convenience ships and a law that cannot reach them Dangerous goods certification is a one-week course that carries legal liability for years. Who pays when a cyclist is doored by a passenger stepping out of a parked car? Who pays when a container is damaged between two carriers? Driver hours rules: what actually happens when a lorry runs out of time in the middle of nowhere? Guide dogs on planes: airline rules vary more than most countries' disability law Land seizure for a rail corridor: what farmers are offered and what they lose Are three-wheelers and quadricycles vehicles or something else entirely?