Read the full judgment text of HCA 001579/2008 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 9 February 2010.
1. This is a claim by the plaintiff, as shipper under a bill of lading, for damages in respect of the carriage of a number of reefer containers from Hong Kong to Haiphong, Vietnam. The plaintiff complains that the carrier refused to release the cargo upon arrival in Haiphong and one of the containers which was not shipped on the vessel in Hong Kong, but instead did so only against the payment of or security for certain charges and extra fees, which the Plaintiff claims should not have been rais