QUESTION 3 - (20 MARKS) You have been asked to give advice to a shipowner on...

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QUESTION 3 - (20 MARKS) You have been asked to give advice to a shipowner on the exceptions in contracts of afreightment. (a) Analyze the limitations to the exceptions that can be used in contracts falling under the scope of the Hague/Visby Rules. (b) Analyze each of the four common law exceptions a 'common carrier' can invoke in the absence of any express stipulations in the contract, giving an example of each. QUESTION 3 - (20 MARKS) You have been asked to give advice to a shipowner on the exceptions in contracts of afreightment. (a) Analyze the limitations to the exceptions that can be used in contracts falling under the scope of the Hague/Visby Rules. (b) Analyze each of the four common law exceptions a 'common carrier' can invoke in the absence of any express stipulations in the contract, giving an example of each.