DATEC ELECTRONIC HOLDINGS LTD AND ANOTHER v UNITED PARCELS SERVICE LTD

[2006] Lloyd's Rep Plus 15

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice BrookeLord Justice Sedley and Lord Justice Richards

Carriage of goods by road – Consignment of goods to be carried from England to The Netherlands – Goods failing to arrive – Claim against carriers – Amount of liability – Whether US$50,000 restriction on damages incorporated into contract – Whether loss caused by wilful misconduct of carriers’ employee – Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), articles 17 and 23.