Carewins Development (China) Ltd v Bright Fortune Shipping Ltd – High Court of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Court of Appeal (Ma CJ, Barma and Reyes JJ) – 13 July 2007
Carriage of Goods by Sea – Straight bill of lading – Carrier delivering goods without production of bill of lading – Whether carrier in breach of contract of carriage – Whether carrier liable in conversion – Whether carrier entitled to rely on exclusion clause in bills of lading
(2008) 743 LMLN 3
The defendant freight forwarders issued bills of lading to the plaintiffs for carriage of consignments of goods from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, California. The bills named Artist Fashion as consignee and were straight, non-negotiable bills of lading. The Hague-Visby Rules were compulsorily applicable.
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Michael Daiches, Barrister
May 7 2008
