Carriage by road

Granville Oil & Chemicals Ltd v Davis Turner & Co Ltd [2003] EWCA Civ 570, Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Potter, Lord Justice Tuckey and Mr Justice Hart, 15 April 2003

Carriage of goods by road – Contract for carriage of paint from Kuwait to England – Contract subject to standard terms of British International Freight Association – Contract requiring claim to be made within 14 days and proceedings commenced within nine months – Claim delayed pending consideration by insurers – Whether limitation provisions reasonable– Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, s3