DCC 443/1998
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai
Taxonomy
Admiralty, Shipping & Navigation, General Civil Procedure & Administration of Justice
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
26 Dec 1998
Catchwords
Shipping – Bill of lading – Cargo not taken to final destination – Force Majeure – Bad weather
The original dispute involved a request for compensation after cargo had not been taken to the final destination detailed on the bill of lading and the claimant had had to pay another party to complete the journey. A key point was whether bad weather was a force majeure which impacted the defendant's obligations. Other carriers had continued to operate and there were other reasons why the goods had not been taken to their final destination.
Background