The WLR Daily case summaries
[2020] WLR (D) 516
Queen’s Bench Division
K Line Pte Ltd v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd
[2020] EWHC 2373 (Comm)
2020 July 9; Sept 7
Andrew Baker J
Shipping— Charterparty— Breach— Charterparty specifying laytime for discharging vessel and providing for payment of demurrage if incurred— Charterer failing to discharge vessel within allowed laytime and cargo deteriorating— Shipowner incurring losses settling third party cargo-owners claim— Owner bringing arbitration claim against charterer seeking damages by demurrage claim or indemnity— Whether owner entitled to recover damages for other losses in addition to demurrage— Whether separate breach required