A judge in a shipping case is not bound to accept the advice he receives from the assessors.
Citations:
(1920) 2 Ll L Rep 123
Cited by:
Cited – ‘Bow Spring’, Owners of Ship v ‘Manzanillo Ii’, Owners of Ship CA 28-Jul-2004
There had been a collision at sea.
Held: (Addendum) Where the admiralty court sought advice from assessors, modern good practice required that the advice should be disclosed to the parties advisers and that they have opportunity to comment. . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.200452