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Spinneys (1948) Ltd. & Ors. v. Royal Insurance Co. - Mr. Justice Mustill - Q.B. - Nov. 2, 1979
The plaintiffs owned and operated a large department and food store at Jnah in East Beirut, together with two smaller stores in Ras Beirut. On and shortly before January 22 1976, these three premises were looted, their contents removed and the..
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Mondial Trading Co. G.m.b.H. v. Gill & Duffus Zuckerhandelsgesellschaft m.b.H. - Mr. Justice Robert Goff - Q.B. (Com.Ct.) - Dec. 3, 1979
This was the second application before the Court for leave to appeal against an award of an arbitrator pursuant to s.1 of the Arbitration Act 1979. The applicants were the buyers of a quantity of sugar under a contract on the Refined Sugar..
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The Geestland - Mr. Justice Sheen - Q.B. (Adm.Ct.) - Nov. 28, 1979
Following a successful salvage operation, the salvors were awarded DM. 350,000 in a Lloyd’s salvage arbitration. Solicitors acting for shipowners and cargo owners filed notice of appeal on behalf of the shipowners but not on behalf of the..
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The Helene Roth - Mr. Justice Sheen - Q.B. (Adm.Ct.) - Dec. 7, 1979
The plaintiffs, a Canadian company, were ship chandlers. In 1977 they made disbursements for the ship Royal Clipper
as agents of, and for the account of, Joseph Roth (Cyprus) Shipping Co. Ltd. An action in rem against three ships owned by Joseph..
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The Valiant - Mr. Justice Sheen - Q.B. (Adm.Ct.) - Dec. 7, 1979
On December 7, 1979 Mr. Justice Sheen gave his reasons for his order of Nov. 9 permitting the payment out of Court of the proceeds of sale of the ship Valiant
. Solicitors representing all parties interested in the proceeds had consented to that..
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Alpha Trading Ltd. v. Dunshaw-Patten Ltd. - Mr. Justice Mocatta - Q.B. (Com.Ct.) - Nov. 30, 1979
The plaintiffs claimed damages from the defendants in respect of commission for having introduced the defendants to purchasers.
Held
, that the plaintiffs would succeed. The defendants had been in breach of their contract with the purchasers and as..
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Wabco Trade Co., Division of World Standard Export, Ltd. v. S.S. Inger Skou and S.S. Amaryllis, GCC Shipping Co. Ltd. d/b/a Constellation Line and Constellation Navigation, Inc. - District Judge Sweet - United States District Court (SNY) - Oct. 25, 1979
Plaintiffs, Wabco, sued the charterer of a vessel and its agent for the loss of a cargo of four motor graders. The graders were to have been shipped to Lebanon but because of the unsettled conditions there Wabco instructed the charterers to keep..
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A dispute arose under a charter-party on the Exxonvoy form. By cl.6, delay, after notice of readiness had been given, was not to count as used laytime if it was caused for any reason over which the charterers had no control. Clause 8 provided that..
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