Read the full judgment text of FAMV 633/2022 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 February 2023 before Mr Justice Fok Acting CJ, Mr Justice Lam PJ, Mr Justice Tang NPJ.
Admiralty – Limitation of liability – Maritime claims – LLMC – Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976 – Article 2(1) – Head (a) – Head (d) – Private recourse claim – Leave to appeal – Question of great general or public importance – Collision between Star Centurion and Antea on 13 January 2019 off Horsburgh Light House, South China Sea – Whether shipowner can limit liability under head (a) when head (d) disapplied – Leave granted – Stay refused – Appeal listed for 20 June 2023
Outcome: Leave to appeal granted on a question of law; stay of action refused; appeal listed for hearing.
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