DATEC ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD v UNITED PARCELS SERVICE LTD
[2007] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 50
HOUSE OF LORDS
Before Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, Lord Mance and Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
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 contract of carriage – Whether
loss caused by wilful misconduct of carriers’ employee – Convention on the
Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), articles 17,
23, 29 and 41.