VOLCAFE LTD AND OTHERS v COMPANIA SUD AMERICANA DE VAPORES SA (TRADING AS “CSAV”)
[2015] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 639
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(LONDON MERCANTILE COURT)
Before Donaldson
Carriage of goods by sea – Consignments of bagged coffee beans in containers carried on LCL/FCL terms – Cargo found to be damaged by condensation – Temporal scope of Hague Rules – Burden of proof – Whether damage inevitable – Whether carrier failed properly and carefully to load and carry the goods – Hague Rules, articles I(e) and III(2).