Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

Carriage of goods - Claim by consignee against carrier - Shippers fraudulently loading containers of concrete blocks rather than copper wire - Weight discrepancy not noted on bills of lading - Duty of carrier to consignee - Duty of care in tort - Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 - Hague Rules, article III.3

Admiralty - Judicial sale of vessel - Right of owner to claim for sums owed by demise charterer - Priorities of claimants against proceeds of sale - Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth)