Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001552/1994 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 10 February 1995.
1. The appellant is a shipping company and was charged that as the agent for the owner of a vessel arranged, on behalf of Jardine Freight Services (HK) Limited (a shipping agent of a USA buyer), for the export of 475 cartons of jackets to Russia without the necessary export licence. Subsequently the licence was applied for and granted. Both the appellant and Jardine Freight Services (HK) Limited were summoned and at the request of the Crown the summonses were consolidated at the hearing. At that