Subscribe to RSS feedNZ Supreme Court backs liability limit in port
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Rob McKay
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Dec 04, 2009 11:59 AM
NEW ZEALAND’S Supreme Court has upheld the strict liability and package limitation regime for domestic carriage, law firm DLA Philips Fox has noted in a report on the case.
The regime had been made comprehensive under the Carriage of Goods Act 1979 and had limited liability for “unit of goods” to NZ$1500.
The case Ports of Auckland v Southpac Trucks concerned a collision in the port between a forklift...
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