25 Feb 2000
CHAN CHARN LAM t/a HONG KONG YAU LUEN HONG v. FORDPOINTER SHIPPING CO. LTD.
- Citation
- CHAN CHARN LAM t/a HONG KONG YAU LUEN HONG v. FORDPOINTER SHIPPING CO. LTD.
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV356/1999
The appeal was allowed because there was no evidential basis or documentation establishing a contract of carriage between plaintiff and defendant; the bills of lading issued by Fortune Network evidenced that Fortune Network was the carrier and the defendant merely procured that contract as agent, so the defendant could not be held liable on the contractual terms or implied bill-of-lading obligations alleged by the plaintiff.