ANDREA MERZARIO LTD. v. INTERNATIONALE SPEDITION LEITNER GESELLSCHAFT G.m.b.H. [2001] EWCA Civ 61

[2001] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 490

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Sir Andrew Morritt, V.-C., Lord Justice Chadwick, and Lord Justice Rix

Carriage by road - CMR - Article 31 - Construction - Claimant contracting carrier for carriage of consignment of whisky from Scotland to Vienna - Defendant claimant’s sub-contractors - Whisky stolen - Claimant sought indemnity or contribution from defendant - Defendant brought proceedings in Austria for declaration of non-liability - Whether art. 31 barred claimant’s English action - Whether Austrian action “pending”.