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Trade Star Lines Corporation v Mitsui & Co Ltd (The “Arctic Trader”) - Court of Appeal (Evans, Peter Gibson and Brooke LJJ) - 4 July 1996
The vessel Arctic Trader
loaded a cargo of crude salt. The arbitrator found that the salt was contaminated by substantial quantities of stone, cement, pieces of tarpaulin, and pieces of metal. The arbitrator also found that the Master saw a level..
Online Published Date:
03 August 1996
Appeared in issue:
437 - 03 August 1996
Union Bank of Finland Ltd v Lelakis - Court of Appeal (Henry and Saville LJJ) - 13 May 1996
The defendant, an experienced Greek shipowner, wished to build a new ship. A company of which he was the sole shareholder borrowed a total of US$ 10 million from the plaintiff bank. He entered into two personal guarantees in relation to that loan...
Online Published Date:
03 August 1996
Appeared in issue:
437 - 03 August 1996
Sovrybflot v The Ship “Efim Gorbenko” - High Court (Doogue J) - 2 April 1996
In this case, exactly the same point arose as was before Colman J in The Kommunar
(No 2) - LMLN 436 - 20 July 1996, but in relation to the Novorossiysk fishing fleet. PO Novorossiskirybprom
(“PON”) had been privatised and AO..
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03 August 1996
Appeared in issue:
437 - 03 August 1996
JCB Sales Ltd and Ors v New Holland North America Inc and Ors (The “Seijin”) - US District Court (SDNY)(Milton Pollack SDJ) - 16 April 1996
The plaintiff cargo owners brought proceedings against the shipowners and charterers of the vessel Seijin
in respect of alleged damage to cargo carried by the vessel from England and Belgium to Baltimore, Maryland in March 1995.
Upon shipping the..
Online Published Date:
03 August 1996
Appeared in issue:
437 - 03 August 1996