NOVATON: A REFRESHER COURSE

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA v Owners of the Ship ‘Tychy’ (Queen’s Bench Division, Mr Justice Steel; unreported, 10 October 2000)

This case, although concerned with the mysteries of unpaid charter freight and container shipping, merits a mention because it contains a useful agreed summary of the law of novation – a subject which, of course, arises frequently in building and development contracts.