Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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HANCOCK SHIPPING CO. LTD. v. KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (THE “CASPER TRADER”)

[1991] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 237

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Staughton and Sir Michael Kerr

Practice - Pleadings - Leave to amend - Repairs and modifications to ship carried out - Shortly thereafter vessel became a constructive total loss - Plaintiffs alleged contract for repairs included general conditions and claimed damages and indemnity - Whether leave to amend pleadings to include allegations of breach of duty contractual or otherwise and negligence should be granted.

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