KENYA RAILWAYS v. ANTARES CO. PTE LTD. (THE “ANTARES”) (NOS. 1 and 2)

[1987] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 424

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice O’Connor, Lord Justice Lloyd and Lord Justice Glidewell

Carriage by sea - Limitation of time - Cargo wrongfully stowed on deck - Damage to cargo - Whether claim subject to one year time limit of Hague-Visby Rules - Whether time should be extended - Whether notice of arbitration given to charterers as owners’ agents - Whether owners estopped from relying on time bar point - Whether notice could be treated as given to owners - Arbitration Act, 1950, s. 27 - Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1971 - Hague-Visby Rules, art. III, r. 6 - Limitation Act, 1980, s. 35(1)(b) - R.S.C., O. 20, r. 5