Limitation of liability and cause of action estoppel: Réseau de Transport d'Electricité v Costain Ltd [2025] EWHC 73 (Admlty)
Limitation of liability and cause of action estoppel: Réseau de Transport d'Electricité v Costain Ltd [2025] EWHC 73 (Admlty)
In this case, Cockerill J affirmed that the right to limit under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976/1996 (LLMC) is a substantive one for the purposes of cause of action estoppel. The judge also held that limitation under LLMC was res judicata as a result of an earlier order of the Court of Appeal.
Shipping law
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Hjalmarsson, Johanna
73a98539-9a14-4e63-bb53-5a7c365ad6e4
28 March 2025
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
73a98539-9a14-4e63-bb53-5a7c365ad6e4
Hjalmarsson, Johanna
(2025)
Limitation of liability and cause of action estoppel: Réseau de Transport d'Electricité v Costain Ltd [2025] EWHC 73 (Admlty).
Lloyd's Shipping & Trade Law, 25 (2), .
Abstract
In this case, Cockerill J affirmed that the right to limit under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976/1996 (LLMC) is a substantive one for the purposes of cause of action estoppel. The judge also held that limitation under LLMC was res judicata as a result of an earlier order of the Court of Appeal.
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Published date: 28 March 2025
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/502795
ISSN: 2577-5219
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