Lloyd's Law Reports

: ARMAGAS LTD. v. MUNDOGAS S.A. (THE "OCEAN FROST"); Charter-party (Time) - Redelivery - Whether three year charter valid and authorized - Whether procured by bribery - Whether defendants entitled to redeliver vessel - Whether plaintiffs entitled to damages for premature redelivery.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 1

: THE "TRAUGUTT"; Admiralty practice - Stay of action - Jurisdiction clause - Cargo-owners' goods damaged by fire - Action commenced by other cargo-owners in Antwerp - Whether Belgian Court forum conveniens - Whether action should be stayed.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 76

: THE "LUCKY WAVE"; Bill of lading - Damage to cargo - Cargo delivered to warehouse in damaged condition - Whether damage caused by insufficiency of packing - Whether damage occurred when goods not in custody of shipowners.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 80

: LI PING SUM v. CHAN WAI TONG AND WONG SHOK TING; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 87

: DAMON COMPANIA NAVIERA S.A. v. HAPAG-LLOYD INTERNATIONAL S.A. (THE "BLANKENSTEIN", "BARTENSTEIN" AND "BIRKENSTEIN"); Sale of ship - Non-performance - Buyers failed to pay deposit and sign agreement within time limit - Sellers sold ships elsewhere - Whether contract relied on by sellers not a concluded contract - Whether buyers bound by novation purportedly made on its behalf - Whether sellers could claim deposit.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 93

: ILYSSIA COMPANIA NAVIERA S.A. v. AHMED ABDUL-QAWI BAMAODAH (THE "ELLI 2") KITION COMPANIA NAVIERA S.A. v. AHMED ABDUL-QAWI BAMAODAH (THE "TOULLA") LEMYTHOU COMPANIA NAVIERA S.A. v. AHMED ABDUL-QAWI BAMAODAH (THE "ELENI 2"); Practice - Service out of jurisdiction - Claim for demurrage - Whether owners party to bill of lading contracts - Whether receivers liable for demurrage - Whether contract governed by English law - Whether leave to serve out of jurisdiction should be given.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 107

: COOK INDUSTRIES INC. v. B.V. HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ JEAN DELVAUX; Sale of goods (c.i.f.) - Limitation of time - Buyers claimed arbitration - Sellers alleged claim time barred - Board of appeal exercised discretion in favour of buyers - Whether discretion properly exercised.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 120

: ATHENS SKY COMPANIA NAVIERA S.A. v. THE PORT SERVICES CORPORATION LTD. (THE "TRIBELS"); Admiralty practice - Salvage - Salvage services rendered to shipowners' vessel - Salvors demanded security in the sum of £3,323,000 - Value of salved property £16,150,000 - Whether demand excessive - Whether injunction restraining salvors from requiring provision of salvage security in excess of £1,000,000 should be granted.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 128

: THE "GULF VENTURE"; Admiralty practice - Appraisement and sale of vessel - Plaintiffs alleged cost of maintaining vessel under arrest exceeded £5000 per month - Whether vessel should be sold for benefit of creditors.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 131

: THE "ETERNAL PEACE"; Admiralty practice - Action in rem - Charterers claimed damages for breaches of charter - Vessel arrested - Released on bank's bail bond - Whether bank could be added as defendants.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 136

: THE SANKO STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. v. FEARNLEY AND EGER A/S (THE "MANHATTAN PRINCE"); Charter-party (Time) - Trade union dispute - Vessel boycotted - Proper construction of telex messages - Whether owners agreed unconditionally to bear costs of bunkers and off-hire.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 140

: SOCIETE ANONYME MAROCAINE DE L'INDUSTRIE DU RAFFINAGE v. NOTOS MARITIME CORPORATION (THE "NOTOS"); Charter-party (Voyage) - Demurrage - Vessel unable to discharge at sea-line because of swell and another vessel discharging at sea-line - Whether demurrage payable during those periods.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 149

: PRESIDENT OF INDIA v. TAYGETOS SHIPPING CO. S.A. (THE "AGENOR"); Arbitration - Award - Arbitrator awarded monetary award on unpaid demurrage in money of account - Whether award should have been in money of payment.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 155

: BREMER HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. v. ETS. SOULES ET CIE. AND ANTHONY G. SCOTT; Arbitration - Arbitrator - Removal - Misconduct - Arbitrator an employee of intermediate traders - Whether arbitrator would be incapable of acting impartially - Whether application for removal of arbitrator should be granted.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 160

: SHIPPING CO. UNIFORM INC. v. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT WORKERS FEDERATION, ALLEN, ROSS AND DAVIES (THE "UNIFORM STAR"); Practice - Injunction - Trade union dispute - Crew not paid I.T.F. rates - Union threatened to black vessel - Whether conduct threatened unlawful - Whether owners entitled to an injunction - Trade Union and Labour Relations Act, 1974, s. 13 (1) - Employment Act, 1980, s. 17 - Trade Union Act, 1984.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 173

: GATOIL INTERNATIONAL INC. v. ARKWRIGHT-BOSTON MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. AND OTHERS (THE "SANDRINA"); Admiralty practice - Arrest of vessel - Marine insurance - Cargo of oil shipped from Iran to other destinations - Insurers claimed premiums - Vessel arrested - Whether insurers' claims arose out of agreement relating to carriage of goods in any ship - Administration of Justice Act, 1956 s. 47 (2) (e).; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 181

: MUTUAL SHIPPING CORPORATION v. BAYSHORE SHIPPING CO. (THE "MONTAN"); Arbitration - Award - Remission - Whether errors in award - Whether award could be corrected under s. 17 - Whether award should be remitted - Arbitration Act, 1950, ss. 17, 22.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 189

: LEIGH AND SILLIVAN LTD. v. ALIAKMON SHIPPING CO. LTD. (THE "ALIAKMON"); Sale of goods (c. & f.) - Damage to goods - Title to sue - Whether term that ownership of goods to pass to buyer by endorsement and delivery of bill of lading varied - Whether buyers entitled to sue - Whether buyers mitigated their damage when disposing of steel.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 199

: THE "WORLD PROTECTOR"; Admiralty practice - Procedure - Order for discovery of documents - Defendants failed to comply with order - Whether application for extension of time for complying with order should be granted.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 227

: HEINRICH HANNO & CO. B.V. v. FAIRLIGHT SHIPPING CO. LTD. HANSE SCHIFFAHRTSKONTOR G.m.b.H. v. ANDRE S.A. (THE "KOSTAS K"); Charter-party (Voyage) - Discharging port - Breach - Whether charterers nominated discharging ports - Whether charterers ordered vessel to go to Warri - Whether estoppel point could be argued - Whether charterers estopped from denying they were in breach - Whether owners entitled to damages for time lost.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 231

: THE "MOZART"; Charter-party (Voyage) - Demurrage - Loss of time caused by breakdown of stacker-reclaimer - Charterers failed to give notice of stoppage - Whether charterers liable for demurrage.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 239

: NATIONAL MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. v. OBESTAIN INC. BENGAL FERRO ALLOY & STEEL LTD. v. OBESTAIN INC. (THE "SANIX ACE"); Arbitration - Agreement - Whether there was a valid agreement to arbitrate claims - Whether time should be extended for appointment of arbitrator for counterclaims.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 246

: REINANTE TRANSOCEANIC NAVEGACION S.A. v. THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA (THE "APILIOTIS"); Arbitration - Award - Remission - Vessel ordered to proceed to Bhavnagar - Vessel lost starboard anchor - Arbitrator found port not unsafe - Whether arbitrator failed to make certain material findings to enable Court to determine whether port safe - Whether award should be remitted.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 255

: THAVORN AND ANOTHER v. BANK OF CREDIT & COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL S.A.; Banking - Mandatory authority - Account opened in nephew's name - Whether plaintiff gave specific instructions that she alone was to operate account - Bank allowed nephew to operate account - Whether bank in breach of contract - Whether plaintiff could sue in debt.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 259

: J. J. LLOYD INSTRUMENTS LTD. v. NORTHERN STAR INSURANCE CO. LTD. (THE "MISS JAY JAY"); Insurance (Marine) - Indemnity - Perils insured against - Damage suffered by yacht - Whether damage caused by external accidental means or latent defect in the hull - Whether damage caused by faulty design - Whether plaintiffs could claim under policy.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 264

: PIONEER CONCRETE (U.K.) LTD. v. NATIONAL EMPLOYERS MUTUAL GENERAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION LTD.; Insurance (Public Liability) - Third party rights - Damage caused to plaintiffs' hopper and associated machinery - Insured in liquidation - Whether plaintiffs' claim within policy - Whether insurers liable - Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act, 1930.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 274

: SAMICK LINES CO. LTD. v. OWNERS OF THE SHIP "ANTONIS P. LEMOS" (THE "ANTONIS P. LEMOS"); Admiralty practice - Action in rem - Warrant of arrest - Application to set aside warrant and writ - Whether action lay outside jurisdiction of High Court - Whether application should be granted.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 283

: THE "FORUM CRAFTSMAN"; Admiralty practice - Stay of action - Jurisdiction clause - Damage caused to vehicles on board vessel - Whether action should be brought in Tokyo - Whether English action should be stayed.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 291

: GLAFKI SHIPPING CO. S.A. v. PINIOS SHIPPING CO. NO. 1 (THE "MAIRA") (NO. 2); Arbitration - Award - Remission - Errors of law - Obligation to insure mortgaged vessel - Arbitrators stated award in form of special case - Whether award should be remitted or set aside for errors of law - Valuation of mortgaged vessel - Whether vessel under-insured.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 300

: THE INSURANCE CO. OF AFRICA v. SCOR (U.K.) REINSURANCE CO. LTD.; Reinsurance - Fire insurance policy - Claims co-operation clause - Buildings destroyed by fire - Insurers failed to give co-operation - Whether refusal of co-operation constituted a breach of a condition precedent - Whether reinsurers entitled to avoid policy of reinsurance.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 312

: BREMER HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT m.b.H. v. RAIFFEISEN HAUPTGENOSSENSCHAFT eG. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEINISCHE LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHE HAUPTGENOSSENSCHAFT eG. m.b.H. v. BREMER HANDELSGESSELLSCHAFT m.b.H.; Sale of goods (c.i.f.) - Limitation of time - Non-delivery - Prohibition of export - Non-appropriation of goods shipped under June bills of lading - Whether buyers' claim for damages time barred.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 335

: THE "SATYA PADAM"; Collision - Crossing vessels - Collision in the river Danube - Whether vessel at all times on her correct side of channel - Liability for collision - Apportionment of blame.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 338

: THE "INDIAN FORTUNE"; Admiralty practice - Stay of action - Jurisdiction clause - Shortage of delivery - Action brought in English Courts - Parties agreed disputes to be decided in India - Whether action should be stayed.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 344

: GATOIL INTERNATIONAL INC. v. TRADAX PETROLEUM LTD. SAME v. PANATLANTIC CARRIERS CORPORATION (THE "RIO SUN"); Charter-party (Voyage) - Short delivery - Delay in discharging cargo of crude oil - Oil solidified - Whether charterers in breach for failing to ensure cargo heated - Whether owners liable for delay in discharge - Liability for demurrage.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 350

: ALLSEAS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LTD. v. PANROY BULK TRANSPORT S.A. AND OTHERS (THE "STAR GAZER" AND "STAR DELTA"); Sale of ship - Specific performance - Plaintiffs claimed vessels sold to them - Fourth defendants claimed vessels sold to them - Whether plaintiffs entitled to specific performance - Whether agreement for sale concluded between owners and plaintiffs.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 370

: SAMOS SHIPPING ENTERPRISES LTD. v. ECKHARDT AND CO. K.G. (THE "NISSOS SAMOS"); Sale of ship - Valid agreement - Vessel to be sold for scrap - Telexes exchanged between parties - Whether terms contained in telexes - Whether payment for scrap effected by reference to light displacement tonnage - Whether buyers entitled to repudiate agreement.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 378

: BANCO FONSECAS E BURNAY S.A.R.L. v. K.O. BOARDMAN INTERNATIONAL LTD.; Practice - Costs - Payment into Court - Effective date of payment - Whether payment into Court wholly ineffective - Whether defendants entitled to costs from date money paid into Court.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 386

: P & O OIL TRADING LTD. v. SCANOIL AB SCANOIL AB v. VANOL INTERNATIONAL B.V. (THE "ORIENT PRINCE"); Sale of goods (c.i.f.) - Late delivery - Rejection of goods - Whether delivery in accordance with contract - Whether buyers entitled to reject goods.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 389

: TERKOL REDERIERNE v. PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. AND FROTA NACIONAL DE PETROLEIROS (THE "BADAGRY"); Charter-party (Time) - Repudiation - Vessel a constructive total loss - Whether charter survived loss of vessel - Whether owners entitled to exercise substitution option - Whether charterers' conduct amounted to repudiation.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 395

: EXCOMM LTD. v. AHMED ABDUL-QAWI BAMAODAH (THE "ST. RAPHAEL"); Arbitration - Award - Enforcement - Plaintiffs granted ex parte leave to enforce award - Whether there was a written agreement to arbitrate - Whether application to set aside order and judgment should be granted - Arbitration Act, 1950, s. 26.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 403

: SOUTH INDIA SHIPPING CORPORATION LTD. v. THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF KOREA; Practice - Service of writ - Validity - Defendants rented office accommodation in London but principal place of business in Korea - Writ served on defendants' London office - Whether writ validly served.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 413

: REARDON SMITH LINE LTD. v. SANKO STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. (THE "SANKO HONOUR"); Charter-party (Time) - Redelivery - Legitimate redelivery port - Vessel to be redelivered at a port not further in distance than Persian Gulf from Japan - Vessel redelivered at Honolulu - Whether Honolulu a legitimate port.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 418

: TOTAL TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. AMOCO TRADING CO. (THE "ALTUS"); Charter-party (Voyage) - Demurrage - Vessel required to flush sea line and ballast loading barge - Whether charterers liable for time so spent - Whether exceptions to the running of laytime could be taken into account once allowed laytime exceeded - Whether charterers in breach for loading less than minimum.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 423

: BLACK KING SHIPPING CORPORATION AND WAYANG (PANAMA) S.A. v. MARK RANALD MASSIE (THE "LITSION PRIDE"); Insurance (Marine) - War risks - Vessel attacked and struck by missile - Whether owners fraudulent in not giving notice of voyage to Iran - Whether brokers fraudulent or in breach of utmost good faith in presentation of claim - Whether casualty covered by policy - Whether underwriters liable.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 437

: THE "SENNAR" (No. 2); Admiralty practice - Stay of action - Exclusive jurisdiction clause - Action brought in England - Whether action should have been brought in Sudan - Whether claim an action under the contract of carriage - Whether issue already decided by Dutch Courts - Whether plaintiffs precluded from contending to the contrary - Whether action should be stayed.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 521

: ATHENS CAPE NAVIERA S.A. v. DEUTSCHE DAMPFSCHIFFAHRTSGESELLSCHAFT "HANSA" AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT AND ANOTHER (THE "BARENBELS"); Sale of ship - Maritime lien - Sellers guaranteed vessel free from lien - Vessel detained for nonpayment of sellers' debts - Whether buyers liable for claim - Whether sellers bound to indemnify buyers.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 528

: MARKAPPA INC. v. N. W. SPRATT & SON LTD. (THE "ARTA"); Charter-party (Voyage) - Freight - Non-payment - Shipbrokers - Owners unable to recover freight from charterers - Whether brokers negligently misstated financial standing and reliability of charterers - Whether owners could recover from brokers.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 534

: THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA AND ANOTHER v. GULF OCEANIC INC. AND OTHERS; Practice - Counterclaim - Plaintiffs brought action against defendants - Defendants counterclaimed - Whether counterclaim an abuse of process of the Court - Whether counterclaim should be tried separately - Whether application to strike out counterclaim should be granted.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 539

: THE "VANESSA ANN"; Admiralty practice - Arrest of vessel - Dispute among co-owners as to possession, employment and earnings of vessel - Whether vessel should be released from arrest - Whether vessel should be sold pendente lite.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 549

: THE "TILIA GORTHON"; Carriage by sea - Damage to cargo - Most of deck cargo washed overboard - Whether cargo-owners could claim damages from carriers - Whether loss caused by perils of the seas.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 552

: RUDOLF A. OETKER v. IFA INTERNATIONALE FRACHAGENTUR A.G. (THE "ALMAK"); Charter-party (Voyage) - Bill of fading - Master signed bill of lading without noticing it was incorrectly dated - Whether breach of sub-charter - Whether owners liable for damage caused because of misdating of bills.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 557

: VALLA GIOVANNI & C. S.p.A. v. GEBR. VAN WEELDE SCHEEPVAARTKANTOOR B.V. (THE "CHANDA"); Charter-party (Voyage) - Demurrage - Stoppage due to flooding - Charterers deducted time lost from running laytime - Whether notice of intention to deduct should have been given to owners - Whether notice given by agents defective.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 563

: A. B. MARINTRANS v. COMET SHIPPING CO. LTD. (THE "SHINJITSU MARU NO. 5"); Charter-party (Time) - Hire - Restowage - Vessel encountered bad weather and cargo shifted - Vessel returned to load port and cargo restowed - Whether vessel off hire - Whether loss caused by default of stevedores for whom charterers responsible - Whether charterers entitled to make deductions of hire - Whether Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act, 1945 applicable.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 568

: GREENWICH MARINE INC. v. FEDERAL COMMERCE & NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (THE "MAVRO VETRANIC"); Charter-party (Voyage) - Nomination - Owners failed to nominate vessels within laycan period - Whether a breach of condition or warranty - Whether damages recoverable should be based on full and complete cargo or on minimum cargo.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 580

: TRACOMIN S.A. v. GIBBS NATHANIEL (CANADA) LTD. AND GEORGE JACOB BRIDGE; Arbitration - Arbitrator - Removal - Applicants and arbitrator involved in three separate previous actions - Allegations that arbitrator had not behaved in an impartial manner in earlier action - Whether application for removal should be granted - Arbitration Act, 1950, s. 23 (1).; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 586

: ATLANTIC LINES AND NAVIGATION CO. INC. v. ITALMARE S.p.A. (THE "APOLLON"); Arbitration - Award - Remission - Owners alleged arbitrators guilty of accidental error and technical misconduct - Whether reasons could be looked at-Whether owners' application that award should be remitted should be granted.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 597

: BUNGE CORPORATION v. VEGETABLE VITAMIN FOODS (PRIVATE) LTD.; Sale of goods (c.i.f.) - Repudiation - Letter of credit and import licence not received by sellers - Sellers purported to cancel contracts - Buyers refused to accept cancellation - Whether sellers entitled to cancel contracts - Whether buyers could claim damages.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 613

: GILL & DUFFUS S.A. v. SOCIETE POUR L'EXPORTATION DES SUCRES S.A.; Sale of goods (f.o.b.) - Repudiation - Sellers failed to nominate loading port by "at latest" date - Whether "at latest" constituted an express stipulation - Buyers refused to accept late nomination - Whether conduct amounted to repudiation.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 621

: CONTINENTAL ILLINIOS NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. OF CHICAGO v. BATHURST (THE "CAPTAIN PANAGOS D.P.); Insurance (Marine) - Damage to vessel - Owners insured vessel under hull and machinery policy - Bank mortgagees insured vessel under a mortgage interest insurance policy - Whether amount due under M.I. policy to be ascertained by reference to hull policy - Whether insured value under hull policy irrelevant - Assessment of value of vessel.; [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 625