Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter
Newcastle P. & I. Association v. Firma C-Trade S.A. (The Fanti) and Socony Mobil Oil Co. Inc. v. West of England Shipowners Mutual Insurance Association Ltd. (The Padre Island) - Court of Appeal (O’Connor, Bingham & Stuart-Smith L.JJ.) - 30 November 1988
Whether cargo owners can claim against P. & I. Clubs under 1930 Rights against Insurers Act - Club rule depriving member of cover retrospectively for failure to pay release call is unenforceable
The vessel
Fanti
was entered in the Newcastle P. & I. Association whose Rules provided (in Rule 4) that: