What the course covers
The commercial deposit contract is governed by articles 303 to 310 of the Código de Comercio (Commercial Code). The course starts there to establish when a warehouse operation qualifies as a deposit and when it forms part of a carriage or logistics contract. That characterisation determines the liability regime, the time limits and how the burden of proof is allocated.
Sessions address the bailee's duty of custody, the standard of care owed in conservation, redelivery of the goods and remuneration. The course works through the bailee's position on natural loss, damage caused by unsuitable storage conditions, cross-contamination between consignments and theft from the facility. Warehouse terms and conditions in common use are examined: limits per kilo or per package, claim periods, exclusion clauses and the lien over goods for unpaid charges.
A further block compares that regime with Ley 15/2009 on the contract for the land carriage of goods. Storage falls outside its scope, so the cap in its article 57 — one third of the daily IPREM per kilogram, EUR 6.67/kg — does not bind a bailee merely because it operates within the supply chain. Mixed contracts are examined, where the same goods pass through warehouse and carriage under a single document, together with deposit in transit.
Who it is for
Warehouse and operations managers, logistics directors, administrative staff handling cargo claims, claims departments at insurers and brokers, and in-house counsel reviewing storage contracts.
No prior legal training is required. Statutory texts are provided and read in session, worked through case studies drawn from actual operations.
Why it matters
A claim for goods damaged in store arrives with a delivery note, a transport document or a set of standard terms, and the applicable regime turns on how the operation is characterised. Applying a carriage limit to a deposit, or relying on a claim period belonging to a different contract, changes the sum in dispute and the position taken in proceedings.
Warehouse terms are signed once and govern years of operations. Telling which clauses hold from which conflict with mandatory rules allows them to be revised before a casualty puts them in issue.
Programme
- Commercial deposit under articles 303-310 of the Commercial Code: elements and characterisation
- Bailee duties: custody, conservation, redelivery and remuneration
- Natural loss, damage from unsuitable storage, cross-contamination and theft from the facility
- Warehouse terms and conditions: limits, claim periods, exclusions and lien for unpaid charges
- Boundary with Ley 15/2009: why the article 57 cap does not bind the bailee
- Mixed warehousing and carriage contracts: proving when the damage occurred
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