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Gregg & Ors. v. Raytheon Ltd.; Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau und Maschinenfabrik v. South India Shipping Corporation - Lord Denning, M.R., Lord Justice Roskill and Lord Justice Cumming-Bruce - Court of Appeal - Nov. 23, 1979
This was an appeal from the decision of Mr. Justice Donaldson (as he then was) in the Court of first instance where he held that arbitrators had the power to dismiss for want of prosecution: or alternatively that the Court itself had the..
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Sioux Inc. v. China Salvage Co. v. Transpac Marine S.A. (The American Sioux) - Mr. Justice Sheen - Q.B. (Adm.Ct.) - Nov. 20, 1979
A salvage agreement on Lloyd’s Open Form (no cure_no pay) was signed when the plaintiffs’ vessel, American Sioux
stranded on a reef. The salvage operation, which lasted 11 months, was successful. The contractor notified Lloyd’s..
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The Anna Maria - Mr. Justice Sheen - Q.B. (Adm.Ct.) - Nov. 6, 1979
This was an application by the respondents in an arbitration for an injunction to prevent claimants taking any further steps in a reference to arbitration contained in a salvage agreement on Lloyd’s standard form.
The salvage services had been..
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The Constanza M - Mr. Justice Lloyd - Q.B. - Nov. 7, 1979
Following an arbitration the Umpire held that the respondents were liable to the shipowners for the claimed balance of freight. He dismissed a counter-claim. The Umpire’s award was an interim award in the form of a special case.
On Oct. 25,..
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The Friso - Mr. Justice Sheen - Q.B. (Adm.Ct.) - Nov. 15, 1979
The plaintiffs claimed for damage to and loss of cargo carred on Friso
. They contended that the vessel was unseaworthy and the defendants were therefore not entitled to the protection of art. IV Hague Rules. Friso
had taken a severe list to port..
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Kaufman et al v. Vaccher and the ship Blue Waters - Judge Pratte, Judge Heald, District Judge Rhodes Smith - Federal Court of Appeal - Oct. 22, 1979
The owner of a fishing vessel left two inexperienced seamen in charge while he slept. He was awakened when his vessel collided with another.
In an action for damages brought by the owners of the other vessel, the owner claimed the protection of the..
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Liability for delay - 3/79
The owners of a vessel claimed damages from the voyage charterers in respect of alleged failure to use reasonable diligence in loading a cargo of wheat. The delay arose from the loading of defective wheat which had not been inspected by the U.S...
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Gencon Strike Clause - 4/79
A dispute arose as to the interpretation of the Gencon Strike Clause. Truck drivers had gone on strike while a vessel was discharging bulk fertiliser at an Italian port, where according to the charterers, it was “impossible to discharge on to..
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29 November 1979
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