GEORGE v COASTAL MARINE 2004 LTD (THE "BON AMI")

[2009] Lloyd's Rep Plus 64

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (ADMIRALTY COURT)

Before Mrs Justice Gloster

Contract - Implied term - Tort - Occupier's liability - Owner of wooden vessel contracting with wharfinger to moor vessel alongside tidal berth - Vessel grounding hollow and sustaining damage - Whether mooring contract contained implied warranty of safety - Whether wharfinger gave sufficient warning of danger - Whether claimant willingly accepted risk of grounding hollow - Whether wharfinger liable - Occupier's Liability Act 1957, sections 2(2), 2(4) and 2(5).