PANCHAUD FRERES S.A. v. ETABLISSEMENTS GENERAL GRAIN COMPANY

[1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 109

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Roskill

Sale of goods (c.i.f.)-Rejection-Late shipment -False date on bill of lading-Correct date on certificate of quality accompanying bill of lading-Buyers accepting shipping documents-Issue of late shipment raised considerable period later-Whether buyers had waived right to raise. Arbitration-Time bar-Buyers' claim for return of purchase price-Subsequent radical alteration of grounds for claim-Whether new arbitration proceedings required- Whether new ground time barred.