Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
El Greco (Australia) Pty Ltd v Mediterranean Shipping Company SA [2003] FCA 588 SHIPPING – Carrier's liability – whether the carrier is responsible for loss and damage to cargo – whether the damage to the goods occurred at sea – the applicant's right to sue for the loss and damage – the method for assessing loss and damage to cargo – whether the sea-carriage document contains an enumeration of all items of the cargo as a 'unit' – whether the relevant 'package or unit' is the container itself
Statutes Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991(Cth) ss 6(1), 7, 8, Schedule 1, 1A Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 (UK) Carriage of Goods by Sea Regulations 1998 (Cth) Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1996 (Qld) ss 3, 6(1)
Cases Borealis AB v Stargas Limited[2002] 2 AC 205 Referred to Brandt v Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Company Limited [1924] 1 KB 575 Cited Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd v Chimo Shipping Ltd [1973] 2 Lloyds Reps 469 Cited Franke v CIC General Insurance (1994) 33 NSWLR 373 Discussed Hughes v National Trustees Executors & Agency Co of Australasia (1979) 143 CLR 134 Approved Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Cited O'Hanlon v Great Western Railway (1865) 6 B & S 484 Discussed Patricia v Russo-British Grain Export Company Limited [1927] 2 KB 535 Discussed River Gurara v Nigerian Shipping Line Ltd [1998] QB 610 Cited Studebaker Distributors, Limited v Charlton Steam Shipping Company, Limited [1938] 1 KB 459 Discussed EL GRECO (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD and JOHN THEADORAKAPOULOS v MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY SA Q 71 of 2001 KIEFEL J BRISBANE 13 JUNE 2003
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY Q71 OF 2001
BETWEEN: EL GRECO (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
(ACN 075 512 855)
FIRST APPLICANT
JOHN THEADORAKAPOULOS
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