A Summary of the Past, Present and Proposed Laws Relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Ship-Owners Insofar as they Relate to the Commonwealth of Australia and the Australian States

Abstract

K.J. Carruthers and G.S. Hosking discuss the common law history of limiting liability for shipowners and carriers. The article also looks into the present laws and conventions governing limitation of liability in Australia, and future prospects for these laws and conventions.