The limits of limitation of liability: MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co KG MS “MSC Flaminia” [2025] UKSC 14
The limits of limitation of liability: MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co KG MS “MSC Flaminia” [2025] UKSC 14
In The MSC Flaminia the UK Supreme Court considered the scope of article 2 of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 as amended. The court rejected the “insiders” and “outsiders” analysis. Focusing on the nature of claims, the court held that the charterer was permitted to limit liability in relation
to claims by the shipowner, but only those claims eligible to be limited on a close reading of article 2(1).
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Hjalmarsson, Johanna
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Campas Velasco, Ainhoa
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23 May 2025
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
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Campas Velasco, Ainhoa
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Hjalmarsson, Johanna and Campas Velasco, Ainhoa
(2025)
The limits of limitation of liability: MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co KG MS “MSC Flaminia” [2025] UKSC 14.
Lloyd's Shipping & Trade Law, 25 (4), .
Abstract
In The MSC Flaminia the UK Supreme Court considered the scope of article 2 of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 as amended. The court rejected the “insiders” and “outsiders” analysis. Focusing on the nature of claims, the court held that the charterer was permitted to limit liability in relation
to claims by the shipowner, but only those claims eligible to be limited on a close reading of article 2(1).
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Published date: 23 May 2025
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