Astro AMO Compania Naviera SA v Elf Union SA and First National Bank, ‘The Zographia M’: 1976

Ackner J said: ‘I am not persuaded that the obligation to pay in advance of a certain date which must mean before a certain date, means after that date where there is some practical difficulty, such as a bank being closed, which prevents payment being made on the very last day before that date.’

Judges:

Ackner J

Citations:

[1976] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 382

Cited by:

Cited – The Clifford Maersk QBD 25-May-1982
The defendants contracted to carry a cargo for the plaintiff. The plaintiffs asserted that it was delivered in a damaged condition. The Act required an action to be brought within one year. The defendants granted extensions of time until at last ‘up . .
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Limitation

Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.231057