Owners of Cargo Lately Laden Aboard the River Gurara v Nigerian National Shipping Line Limited: CA 29 Jul 1997

Liability under the Hague Convention is limited by the number of cargo packets where so listed, and not by the number of containers.

Citations:

Gazette 03-Sep-1997, Times 29-Jul-1997, [1997] EWCA Civ 2105, [1998] QB 610, [1997] 4 All ER 498, [1997] 3 WLR 1128, [1998] 1 Lloyds Rep 225, [1996] 2 Lloyds Rep 530

Links:

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Statutes:

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1924, Hague Rules 1922 Art IV r 5

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal from – Owners of Cargo Lately Aboard the River Gurara v Nigerian National Shipping Line QBD 6-Mar-1996
The Cargo limitation of liability restriction applies to separate items not to the container units as a whole. . .

Cited by:

Appealed to – Owners of Cargo Lately Aboard the River Gurara v Nigerian National Shipping Line QBD 6-Mar-1996
The Cargo limitation of liability restriction applies to separate items not to the container units as a whole. . .
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Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.84503