Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [1999] All ER (D) 424
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court
Judge:

Colman J

Representation Michael Coburn (instructed by Richards Butler) for the plaintiffs.
  Nigel Meeson (instructed by Hill Dickinson) for the defendants.
Judgment Dates: 27 April 1999

Catchwords

Shipping - Bill of lading - Freight - Defendant owners claiming freight from plaintiff shippers/sub-charterers - Whether defendant precluded from intercepting freight which had not been paid by plaintiff in accordance with sub-charter but had been treated as discharged by set-off as between plaintiff and disponent owner.

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