FIMBANK PLC v KCH SHIPPING CO LTD (THE “GIANT ACE”) (NO 2)

[2023] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 2

KING’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Sir William Blair , sitting as a High Court Judge

Contracts (bills of lading) – Misdelivery – Claim for misdelivery following discharge – Time bar – Whether Hague-Visby Rules time bar applicable to claims for misdelivery of cargo after discharge from the vessel – Contractual application of Hague-Visby Rules – Period between discharge and delivery – “Carver implied term” – Hague-Visby Rules, article III rule 6.