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September 2, 2025
Indian Courts reject attempts by carrier to get around liability for misdelivery based on causation
With thanks to our good friend Senior Advocate Zarir Bharucha in Mumbai who appeared for the successful claimants, we can report that the Madras High Court recently resisted attempts by Polaris Galaxy interests to avoid liability for misdelivery of a cargo of fuel oil... Read more >
August 20, 2025
Misdelivery – “The Sienna” revisited
Does a financing bank need to prove that it would not have agreed to a delivery of cargo without production of original bills before it can succeed on a misdelivery claim against the carrier? The short answer to this in a recent Singapore case was “No”. Those... Read more >
November 7, 2022
Delivery without original bills – an example of what can go wrong
Readers of our blog may recall an article we released back in November 2020 in which we highlighted the risks that a ship owner is required to undertake when accepting a letter of indemnity (LOI) in exchange for releasing the cargo without the production of an... Read more >
November 26, 2020