This key text analyses the international carriage of goods by road under the provisions of the CMR Convention. The updates in the fifth edition include: In Part I on CMR: * Cases on CMR in England * New cases in the higher courts other countries, notably Austria, France, Germany and Holland, many concerned with theft and 'wilful misconduct' * Advent of the Rotterdam Rules 2009 and their impact inland on CMR * Electronic consignment notes In Part II on English Domestic Law: Developments in the law of obligations affecting contracts of carriage: * Negligence * Conversion * Contract construction * Good faith * Vicarious liability.