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The Stephan J) - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 28 March 1985
The plaintiffs were owners of cargo lately laden on board the vessel Stephan J
. They had been informed by Lloyd’s Intelligence Services that another vessel - the Herm J
- was a sister ship within the meaning of section 21(4) of the Supreme..
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11 April 1985
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142 - 11 April 1985
The Sennar (No. 2) - House of Lords (Lord Fraser, Lord Diplock, Lord Roskill, Lord Bridge and Lord Brandon) - 21 March 1985
The House of Lords has affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal and dismissed the plaintiff buyers’ appeal. For the full facts of the case see LMLN 121 - 21 June 1984. The plaintiffs had accepted that the Dutch Court of Appeal was a court..
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11 April 1985
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142 - 11 April 1985
Markappa Inc. v. N.W. Spratt & Son Ltd. (The Arta) - Court of Appeal (Ackner and Robert Goff L.JJ. and Sir David Cairns) - 8 March 1985
The plaintiff shipowners had successfully sued charterers in the sum of U.S.$42,934. The charterers failed to satisfy any part of the judgement. The plaintiffs therefore brought an action against the shipbrokers who had negotiated the charterparty..
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11 April 1985
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142 - 11 April 1985
Greenwich Marine Inc. v. Federal Commerce & Navigation Co. Ltd. (The Mavro Vetranic) - 6 March 1985
The claimants entered into a contract of affreightment with the respondents for the carriage of 120/135,000 tons of wheat, 10% more or less in owners’ option. there were to be four monthly shipments of 35/40,000 tons. Four charterparties were..
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11 April 1985
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142 - 11 April 1985
Rheinoel G.m.b.H. v. Huron Liberian Co. (The Concordia C) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Bingham J.) - 13 March 1985
Owners chartered their vessel Concordia C
to Rheinoel under a voyage charter. After the vessel arrived at the load port the cargo could not be supplied. The charterers claimed the charter was frustrated. The owners refused to accept that. They..
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11 April 1985
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142 - 11 April 1985
Atwood v. H.M. The Queen (The Little Trina) - Fed.Ct. (Trio.Div.) (Collier J.) - 28 February 1985
The Little Trina
was a 37 ft diesel powered fishing vessel which was owned by the plaintiff and insured under a Marine Hull and Machinery Time Policy issued by the Fishing Vessel Insurance Plan which was operated by the defendant through an..
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11 April 1985
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142 - 11 April 1985
The Kusu Island - Singapore High Ct. (Lai Kew Chai J.)
The plaintiff cargo owners alleged that some of their goods were damaged whilst being carried in the defendants’ vessel Brani Island. Delivery of the goods took place on 27 October 1979. There was a one-year time limit in the bills of lading..
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11 April 1985
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142 - 11 April 1985
Allied Marine Transport Ltd. v. Vale Do Rio Doce Navegacao S.A. (The Leonidas D) - Court of Appeal (Griffiths, Robert Goff and Stephen Brown L.JJ.) - 3 April 1985
A dispute arose under a charterparty on the NYPE form containing a London arbitration clause. In April 1976 the parties appointed arbitrators but no third arbitrator was ever appointed. Nothing happened in the arbitration until 3 August 1981 when..
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25 April 1985
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143 - 25 April 1985
SCF Finance Co. Ltd. v. Masri - Court of Appeal (Lloyd L.J. and Sir George Waller) - 2 April 1985
The plaintiff commodity brokers brought proceedings against the defendant for U.S.$910,781. The defendant resided in Jordan. The plaintiffs obtained a Mareva
injunction restraining the defendants from dealing with his assets within the jurisdiction..
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25 April 1985
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143 - 25 April 1985
K. Lokumal & Sons (London) Ltd. v. Lotte Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. (The August Leonhardt) - Court of Appeal (Oliver, Kerr and Lloyd L.JJ.) - 21 March 1985
The plaintiff cargo owners sued the defendant shipowners under a bill of lading in respect of damage caused to 915 bags of sugar. The Hague Rules time limit expired on 26 January 1982. Initially the plaintiffs’ solicitors had dealt with the..
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25 April 1985
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143 - 25 April 1985
Navigas International Ltd. v. Trans-Offshore Inc. (The Bridgestone Maru No. 3) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Hirst J.) - 11 March 1985
The Bridgestone Maru No. 3
was an LPG vessel. The defendant disponent owners chartered her to the plaintiffs under the Shelltime 3 form. Shortly before the relevant voyage, a booster pump installation had been put aboard the vessel to assist..
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25 April 1985
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143 - 25 April 1985
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Under a charterparty dated July 1981 the vessel loaded a cargo at a European port for discharge at Iran. Two ports of discharge were named in the charterparty, one of which was to be declared when the vessel passed Suez. The ports were Bandar Abbas..
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25 April 1985
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143 - 25 April 1985