Miramar Maritime Corpn. v. Holborn Oil Trading Ltd. (The Miramar) - House of Lords (Lord Diplock, Lord Scarman, Lord Roskill, Lord Brandon and Lord Brightman) - 24 May 1984

Whether charterparty demurrage clause incorporated so as to render bill of lading holder personally liable

The vessel Miramar was chartered on an Exxonvoy 1969 form. Demurrage became payable. The present action was brought by the shipowners against the consignees and holders of a bill of lading issued under the charterparty. The charterers had gone into liquidation and were insolvent.