Read the full judgment text of FACV 000013/2008 on BabelCite. This FACV judgment was delivered on 12 May 2009.
1. In each of the two instances concerned, the shipper had not been paid and the consignee did not have an original bill of lading but nevertheless received the cargo because the carriers made delivery without presentation of an original bill of lading. When the unpaid shipper sued them, the carriers put forward two defences. First, they said that since the bills of lading concerned were “straight” bills, presentation was unnecessary. Secondly, they said that if presentation was necessary, th
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