SINGER CO. (U.K.) LTD. AND ANOTHER v. TEES AND HARTLEPOOL PORT AUTHORITY

[1988] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 164

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Steyn

Contract - Limitation of liability - Exception clause - Damage caused to cargo during loading operation - Plaintiffs claimed against port authority - Whether port authority could rely on its general conditions - Whether port authority entitled to exclude or limit liability - Unfair Contract Terms Act, 1977.