J. I. MACWILLIAM CO. INC v. MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO. S.A. (THE “RAFAELA S”) [2002] EWCA Civ 556

[2003] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 113

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Kennedy, Lord Justice Rix and Mr Justice Jacob

Bill of lading - Straight bill - Limitation of liability - Port of shipment - Carriage of goods from Durban to Felixstowe to Boston - No bill of lading issued for Felixstowe-Boston leg - Cargo damaged - Whether bill a straight bill - Whether port of shipment Felixstowe - Whether Hague-Visby Rules compulsorily applicable - Whether defendants entitled to limit liability under U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1936.