Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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ALEKO MARITIME CO. LTD. v. WOODHOUSE DRAKE & CAREY SUISSE S.A. (THE “MARY”)

[1991] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 277

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Hirst

Carriage by sea - Sale of cargo of rice - Cargo originally consigned to Ministry of Defence in Somalia - Purported head representative of Somalia to the United Nations instructed vessel to carry cargo to West Africa - Instructions challenged by other Somali interests - Vessel about to arrive at Abidjan - Defendants applied for cargo to be sold - Whether application should be granted.

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