Mediterranean Shipping Co (Pty) Ltd v Tebe Trading (Pty) Ltd (The “MSC Spain”) – Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (Scott, Farlam, Cloete, Lewis and Cachalia JJA) – 20 March 2007

Negligence – Duty of care – Perishable cargo deteriorating as result of delay in completing voyage – Cargo owners alleging breach of duty against agents who issued bill of lading on basis that agents failed to inform them of proposed deviation – Whether agents owed relevant duty of care to cargo owners – Whether agents in breach of duty

(2007) 732 LMLN 4