The High Court in “XING ZHI HAI” assesses the undisclosed principal doctrine in the context of letters of indemnity – 33 Bedford Row

Posted October 16th, 2024 in chambers articles, indemnities, jurisdiction, news, shipping law and tagged by sally

‘Yangtze Navigation (Asia) Co Ltd & another v. TPT Shipping Ltd & others (The “Xing Zhi Hai”) [2024] EWHC 2371 (Comm). The judgment of Christopher Hancock KC, handed down on 18 September 2024, concerns three letters of indemnity (“LOIs”) provided in the absence of bills of lading, whose alleged lawful holders subsequently made mis-delivery claims against Owners.’

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