Articles
Frank Stewart Dethridge Memorial Address 1985: The Significance of Tort in Claims in Respect of Carriage by Sea
Published 1985-10-20
Keywords
- tort liability,
- contract liability,
- carriage of goods by sea,
- negligence,
- destruction or of damage to property
- false statements,
- pure economic loss,
- Hague Rules 1924,
- Hague-Visby Rules,
- private international law,
- choice of law,
- Bills of Lading Act 1855,
- bills of lading,
- privity of contract,
- third party liability,
- fraud,
- tort of deceit ...More
Abstract
In the 1985 FSD Memorial Address, F.M.B. Reynolds discusses the use of actions in tort in claims concerning the carriage of goods by sea, given that carriers may be liable in tort as well as contract. In particular, the address considers why actions in tort are brought in connection with the carriage of goods by sea, and whether the law of contract can and should be adjusted to avoid the necessity for some of those actions.