CIF Weekly: Supreme Court rules in FIMBank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd (the "GIANT ACE") [2024] UKSC 38
In a landmark and hotly anticipated decision, the English Supreme Court has upheld the applicability of the one-year time bar under Article III, Rule 6 of the Hague Visby Rules ("HVR") to claims for misdelivery of cargo occurring after discharge.
The judgment, delivered on 13 November 2024, provides crucial clarity on the scope of the HVR and their impact on post-discharge misdelivery claims.
Click here to read more.
The judgment, delivered on 13 November 2024, provides crucial clarity on the scope of the HVR and their impact on post-discharge misdelivery claims.
Click here to read more.
For the full case report, see here: Fimbank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd [2024] UKSC 38 (13 November 2024)
分享文章
相关专业知识
相关文章
Gafta Force Majeure: What "Unforeseeable" Means, and Timely Notice as a Condition Precedent
Trade & Commodities
Pay now, argue later: English Court restrains attempt to freeze letter of credit payment
Trade & Commodities
Mind the gap: Strait of Hormuz disruption - risk allocation for traders and charterers
Trade & Commodities
A time to suit: lessons from The Taikoo Brilliance on carrier’s liabilities and deck cargo
Maritime, Trade & Offshore