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Northern Shipping Company v Deutsche Seereederei GmbH and Ors (The ‘Kapitan Sakharov’) - Court of Appeal (Auld, Brooke and Hale LJJ) - 3 March 2000
On 4 July 1993 the claimants’ container vessel Kapitan Sakharov
was carrying containers of the first and second defendants (‘DSR’) and third defendants (‘CYL’) on a voyage from Khor Fakkan, near the entrance to the..
Online Published Date:
11 May 2000
Appeared in issue:
535 - 11 May 2000
Youell v Kara Mara Shipping Co Ltd and Ors - QBD (Com Ct)(Aikens J) - 13 March 2000
On 20 December 1994 a collision took place in the Atlantic between the bulk carrier Ya Mawlaya
and the motor tanker New World.
The collision resulted in a fire on board the New World
which caused loss of life and extensive damage.
The claimants..
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11 May 2000
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535 - 11 May 2000
Dimercurio v Sphere Drake Insurance plc (The ‘Cape Cod’) - US Court of Appeals (1st Circuit)(Selya Ct J, Coffin, Sen Ct J and Boudin, Ct J) - 31 January 2000
The fishing boat Cape Cod
was insured by the defendants. The vessel sank in July 1994 resulting in injuries to the plaintiff crewman. The defendants voided the insurance policy on the ground that the insured had never obtained a condition survey..
Online Published Date:
11 May 2000
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535 - 11 May 2000
Daewoo International (America) Corp v Sea-Land Orient Ltd and Ors - US Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)(Scirica, Roth & McKay Ct JJ) - 19 November 1999
Daewoo purchased a million plastic videocassette tape holders from Hang Fung Technology Manufacturing Co of Hong Kong. Hang Fung agreed to ship them to Daewoo in the US. In return, Daewoo arranged for Korea Exchange Bank to issue letters of credit..
Online Published Date:
11 May 2000
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535 - 11 May 2000
Appointments
The following senior judicial appointments have been announced. Lord Bingham of Cornhill will succeed Lord Browne-Wilkinson as Senior Law Lord. Lord Woolf will succeed Lord Bingham as Lord Chief Justice of England. Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers..
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11 May 2000
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535 - 11 May 2000
Western Digital Corporation and Ors v British Airways plc - Court of Appeal (Morritt and Mance LJJ and Harrison J) - 12 May 2000
This action arose from the loss of two consignments of computer equipment which the second claimant (‘Western Digital Singapore’) dispatched to the third claimant (‘Western Digital Nederlands’). Western Digital..
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25 May 2000
Appeared in issue:
536 - 25 May 2000
Trade Green Shipping Inc v Securitas Bremer Allgemeine Versicherungs AG (The ‘Trade Green’) - QBD (Com Ct)(Moore-Bick J) - 9 May 2000
On 8 May 1993, while the vessel Trade Green
was discharging a cargo of rice in bags at Aqaba, fire broke out in the engine room. The vessel was removed from the berth on the instructions of the Port Authority by two tugs, and taken under tow to an..
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25 May 2000
Appeared in issue:
536 - 25 May 2000
Marc Rich Agriculture Trading SA v Agrimex Ltd - QBD (Com Ct)(Langley J) - 6 April 2000
Marc Rich entered into a contract to purchase 25,000 mts of Ukrainian feed wheat from Agrimex on fob terms Ukraine. The contract incorporated Gafta 49 and 125. On 16 March 1998 Agrimex sent Marc Rich an invoice for extension and carrying charges in..
Online Published Date:
25 May 2000
Appeared in issue:
536 - 25 May 2000
B S & N Ltd v Micado Shipping Ltd (The ‘Seaflower’) - QBD (Com Ct)(Timothy Walker J) - 19 April 2000
The tanker Seaflower
was time-chartered on 20 October 1997 for a period of 11 months, maximum 12 months at charterers’ option. The charter contained the following major oil company approvals clause:
‘Vessel is presently MOBIL (expiring..
Online Published Date:
25 May 2000
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536 - 25 May 2000
Quantum Corporation Inc and Ors v Plane Trucking Ltd and Anr - Court of Appeal (Aldous, Mance and Latham LJJ) - 27 March 2002
This appeal raised a point of principle regarding the applicability of the CMR Convention ("CMR") scheduled to the Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965 in circumstances where a contract embraced more than one type of carriage. At first instance..
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30 May 2000
Appeared in issue:
588 - 30 May 2002
Welex AG v Rosa Maritime Ltd (The "Epsilon Rosa") - QBD (Com Ct)(David Steel J) - 25 April 2002
At the beginning of 2001 the claimants agreed to purchase a quantity of steel plates on delivery terms cfr, free out, Szczecin, INCO Terms 2000. The sale agreement incorporated the claimant's general terms, which included the provision: "Unless..
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30 May 2000
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588 - 30 May 2002
Frost v Warner (The "N'Gluka") - High Court of Australia (Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, Gummow, Kirby and Callinan JJ) - 7 February 2002
On 8 January 1990 the motor vessel N'Gluka sank in Port Stephens, New South Wales resulting in the death of five children trapped in the front cabin. The appellants were on board the vessel and were the immediate family of one of the children who..
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30 May 2000
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588 - 30 May 2002
Whyte v The owners, Edward Maskall and all others interested in the dredge "Sandpiper VI" - Fed Court of Canada (Trial Div)(Hargrave P) - 11 March 2002
The plaintiff had the defendant dredge Sandpiper VI arrested. The plaintiff sought an order of contempt, and applied for a show cause order. He complained that part of the vessel's equipment, the floating dredging spoils pipeline, had been rented..
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30 May 2000
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588 - 30 May 2002
RMS Titanic Inc v The Wrecked and Abandoned Vessel believed to be RMS "Titanic" and Ors - US Court of Appeals (4th Circuit)(Wilkins, Niemeyer and King Ct JJ) - 12 April 2002
In 1985 a joint American-French expedition discovered the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean in international waters. Two years later, Titanic Ventures, a limited partnership, explored the wreck, bringing up approximately 1,800..
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30 May 2000
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588 - 30 May 2002