Glencore Energy UK Ltd & Anor v Freeport Holdings Ltd (The 'Lady M')
Decision date: 14 March 2019
Neutral citation: Neutral citation not available
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Insurance classification confidence: high
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This appeal concerned whether article IV rule 2(b) of the Hague-Visby Rules can exempt a carrier from liability to a cargo owner for damage caused by fire if that fire was caused deliberately or barratrously by the master or crew, and raised a related question about the mental element for barratry. The judgment sets out the factual background (a fire in the engine room of the Lady M during a voyage, cargo owner Glencore suing the owners) and reproduces the relevant Hague-Visby provisions and pleadings. The supplied text does not include the court's ultimate decision on the appeal.
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