BATAVIA EXIMP & CONTRACTING (S) PTE LTD v PEDREGAL MARITIME SA (THE “TAIKOO BRILLIANCE”)

[2025] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 96

KING’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Robin Knowles

Carriage (bills of lading) – Cargo of timber discharged against letters of indemnity – Alleged misdelivery – Time bar in Hague-Visby Rules – Meaning of “suit” – Deck carriage – Meaning of “which by the contract of carriage is stated as being carried on deck” – Hague-Visby Rules, articles I(c), III rule 6.