29 Mar 1996
REGALITE INTERNATIONAL LTD v. AIRCARGO CONSOLIDATIONSERVICE (HK) LTD
- Citation
- REGALITE INTERNATIONAL LTD v. AIRCARGO CONSOLIDATIONSERVICE (HK) LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4345/1994
Court held there was a special contract of carriage between plaintiff and defendant evidenced by shipper's instructions, plaintiff retained property in the 12 consignments shipped D/P, the owner may sue despite Warsaw Convention wording, ACS's release of goods constituted wilful misconduct so defendant could not rely on exemption or limitation clauses, and judgment was entered for plaintiff for US$177,293.45 with interest at 8% from the date of the writ.