The Weekly Law Reports
[2005] 1 WLR 3733
Queen's Bench Division
P & O Nedlloyd BV v Arab Metals Co and others
[2005] EWHC 1276 (Comm)
2005 April 19,
20;
June 22
June 22
Colman J
Limitation of action
— Contract, breach of
— New cause of action
— Claimant's claim for breach of bill of lading contract
— Application to amend particulars of claim to plead existence of alternative contract
— Application to add claims for declarations concerning and for specific performance of alternative contract
— Whether claim for declaration new cause of action
— Whether six-year limit in contract applicable to claim for specific performance by analogy
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Limitation Act 1980 (c 58), ss. 5, 36(1)(b)
Ships' names
— UB Tiger