Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Professor Robert Merkin KC and James Clanchy FCIArb

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The Benarty - Q.B.D. (Adm.Ct.) (Sheen J.) - 26 April 1983

Exclusive jurisdiction clause inconsistent with Hague-Visby Rules - Meaning of “statute” in Article VIII

The plaintiff cargo owners claimed for damaged cargo against the defendant charterers who had issued the bills of lading in respect of cargoes shipped in Germany, London, Belgium and France. The bills of lading expressly incorporated the 1924 Hague Rules and provided:

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