Kirgan Holding SA v. The "Panamax Leader", 2002 FCT 1235

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In this case the Plaintiff had entered into a contract with the agent for the demise charterer of the Defendant ship for the supply of bunkers. The contract contained a provision requiring the application of U.S. law. Bunkers were supplied to the ship by sub-contractors of the Plaintiff and were not paid for by the demise charterer who became bankrupt. …

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Richardson International Ltd v. The "MYS CHIKHACHEVA" et al., 2002 FCA 97

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This was an appeal from a decision of the Trial Division allowing the Plaintiff’s claim for necessaries supplied to the “Mys Chikhacheva”. The facts of the case were very complicated. The Plaintiff and one Defendant, Starodubskoe, had entered into a series of agreements relating to the re-fitting of a vessel, the supply and purchase of fish products and the supply …

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