GLENCORE ENERGY UK LTD AND ANOTHER v FREEPORT HOLDINGS LTD (THE “LADY M”)
[2019] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 52
COURT OF APPEAL
Before Sir Geoffrey Vos C, Lord Justice Simon, and Lord Justice Coulson
Carriage of goods by sea – Barratry – Chief engineer deliberately setting fire to vessel – Relevance of chief engineer’s state of mind – Whether shipowners entitled to rely on Hague Rules exemption of “fire” – Hague and Hague-Visby Rules article IV, rule 2(b).