Forwarding agent duties: liable for negligent carriage arrangements and dangerous-goods warranties, entitled to indemnity for proper expenses. A forwarding agent is a specialist intermediary governed by agency principles: entitled to indemnity for proper expenses and payment for services, obliged to make proper arrangements for carriage, customs clearance and ancillary services undertaken, and liable for failures in those arrangements or for tendering dangerous goods without warning. The agent is not ordinarily liable for carrier defaults absent knowledge of failings, and is not required to insure goods without instructions though a duty to advise on transport and insurance may arise for valuable consignments.