EFFORT SHIPPING CO. LTD. v. LINDEN MANAGEMENT S.A. AND ANOTHER (THE “GIANNIS NK”)

[1998] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 337

HOUSE OF LORDS

Before Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, Lord Steyn, Lord Cooke of Thorndon and Lord Clyde

Cargo - Dangerous cargo - Shippers’ liability - Carriage by sea - Cargo of ground-nuts shipped at Dakar infested with Khapra beetle - Cargo jettisoned at sea - Whether infestation originated in ground-nut cargo shipped under charter - Whether Khapra beetle already on board vessel when ground-nut cargo shipped - Whether cargo dangerous by reason of presence of Khapra beetle - Whether shippers liable - Bills of Lading Act, 1855, s. 1.