Hispanica De Petroleos S.A. & Anr. v. Vencedora Oceanoca Navegacion S. A. (The Kapetan Markos) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Leggatt J.) - 20 December 1985

Voyage charter - Whether any contractual nexus between carrier and owner of goods

This action gave rise to an interlocutory application by the defendants to strike out the plaintiffs’ claim which was dismissed by Leggatt J., whose decision was affirmed in the Court of Appeal (see LMLN 161 - 2 January 1986). The salient facts were as follows.