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NZ Supreme Court backs liability limit in port

by Rob McKay last modified Nov 25, 2009 11:09 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...

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