A shipper’s liability for known dangerous goods is not limited by fault or by negligence.
Citations:
Independent 06-Feb-1996, Times 05-Feb-1996
Statutes:
Hague-Visby Rules Article IV R 6, 3
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Effort Shipping Co Ltd v Linden Management Sa and Another (The Glannis Nk) QBD 5-May-1994
A danger to the goods on board a ship made the cargo physically dangerous. The ship’s master was responsible. . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Effort Shipping Company Ltd v Linden Management Sa and others (The Glannis Nk) HL 22-Jan-1998
A ship’s cargo can be held to be dangerous, and the shipper liable for anything which was more than an obvious physical danger. Such wider danger includes beetle infestation of a crop cargo. Lord Steyn said:’I would be quite prepared, in an . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Transport
Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.80270
