Application by the Claimants for an extension of time of some three years and eight months in respect of the expiry of the one year Hague/Hague Visby limitation period in accordance with the terms of Arbitration Clause 19 in the relevant Charter Party incorporated by the relevant Bills of Lading. The Claimants pursued their claims in respect of damage to a consignment of fresh pears shipped from Argentina to Antwerp on board the AFRICA REEFER in the Belgian courts, which have now found that the claims were required to be brought in arbitration.
Judges:
Burton J
Citations:
[2015] EWHC 1950 (Comm)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Arbitration, Limitation
Updated: 15 October 2022; Ref: scu.550070
