PACE SHIPPING CO LTD v CHURCHGATE NIGERIA LTD (THE “PACE”) (NO 2)

[2011] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 537

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Burton

Carriage of goods by sea — Short delivery of cargo — Holder of spent bill of lading asserting that rights of suit had vested in it by statute and bringing claim for damages against carrier — Dispute as to whether claimant had title to goods — Claimant relying on statutory vesting of rights regardless of title — Whether claimant entitled to recover damages for benefit of owner of goods — Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992, sections 2(2)(a) and 2(4).