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A freight forwarder in U.K issued a non negotiable bill of lading to me but they did not ship the goods as mentioned in the bill of lading –Can they do that? The freight forwarder agreed to ship five trailers stacked on top of each other, they shipped four but issued five bills of lading. One trailer was turned back because of height reduction and without our knowledge. The trailer is now with the supplier who delivered the stack of trailers.

The bill of lading shows the item details which were unshipped, vessel name, and date of shipment ...etc. The freight forwarder is saying the reason they issued five bill of lading instead of four that they physically handled is because I told them that I shipped five items and consequently they issued five bill. I did not tell them i shipped five items, i told them i want to ship five items and gave them details of the trailers to be shipped.
What I want to know is that if a freight forwarder issued a bill of lading is that means they physically handled the goods. Are they right to say that they issued five bills of lading just because I told them that I shipped five trailers.
Thank you

No they cannot do that--based on what you say here, you could file suit against them (or at least threaten to do so) in small claims court or in regular court; filing in small claims court is easier and requires no attorney...you could try to collect all of the costs and damages that you suffered due to their behaviour...

World Law's lawyers could also probably intervene and help resolve this if need be. You may email them on the home page.