ANTON DURBECK GMBH v DEN NORSKE BANK ASA
[2006] Lloyd's Rep Plus 1
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Mr Justice Christopher Clarke
Shipping – Vessel mortgaged to bank – Arrest of vessel
by bank by way of enforcement of mortgage – Perishable cargo on board – Cargo
deteriorating and thrown into the sea – Whether bank liable to cargo owners for
wrongful interference with performance of bill of lading contract – Law
applicable to alleged tort – Private International Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1995, sections 11 and 12 – Liability under Panamanian law –
Liability under English law.