Ships had collided. The ship at fault sought to limit its liability according to its tonnage under the Convention, and requested appropriate directions to calculate its liability.
Held: The court did have jurisdiction to apply the Convention even though no underlying proceedings by way of arbitration or otherwise yet existed in England.
Julian Flaux QC
Times 04-May-2005
Convention on Limitation of Liabillity for Maritime Claims 1976
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Seismic Shipping Inc and Another v Total E and P UK Plc ‘The Western Regent’ CA 29-Jul-2005
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Updated: 20 September 2021; Ref: scu.224879
