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The New York Star (Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond & Spraggon (Australia) Pty Ltd)

[1981] 1 WLR 138
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtPrivy Council
Year1981
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A stevedore may rely on a Himalaya clause in a bill of lading if the four Eurymedon conditions of agency, authority, consideration, and offer and acceptance are satisfied.

Key Principle

A stevedore can rely on an exclusion clause in a bill of lading through the Himalaya clause if the four conditions in The Eurymedon are satisfied: agency, authority, consideration, and offer and acceptance.

Area of Law

shipping

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