Read the full judgment text of HCCL 000068/1996 on BabelCite. This HCCL judgment was delivered on 8 January 1998.
1. This is an application for a trial of preliminary issue or a separate trial of a separate issue by the Plaintiff. The claim of the Plaintiff is for the full value of cargo lost amounting to some US$200,000 odd. The claim is disputed by the Defendant which has raised the standard Warsaw Convention defence of the sum HK$7,000 limit.