Reference: 11/2003

Judgement Details


Date
29/10/2004
Court
CIVIL COURT, FIRST HALL
Judiciary
VALENZIA GEOFFREY
Parties
ELMO INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED NOE ET vs FAHRENHEIT FREIGHT FORWARDERS CO. LTD.
ECLI
N/A
Judgement Type
FINAL JUDGEMENT

Appealed Details


Appealed
Yes

Keywords / Summary


Keywords
CMR CONVENTION, LIMITAZZJONI TA` RESPONSABILITA` - CMR CONVENTION, RESPONSABILITA` TAT-TRASPORTATUR - CMR CONVENTION, WILFUL MISCONDUCT
Summary
Taht ic-CMR Convention it-trasportatur irid jezercita aktar minn reasonable care in accordance withcurrent practice in the transport industry u gie meqjus li l-grad ta' "care" li ghandu jkun hemm hu"barely distinguishable from liability without fault". L-istandard ta' "utmost care" tas 17.2 huwaaktar minn dak ta' "reasonable care" u ghandu jigi assessjat fil-prattika fil-kaz konkret u mhux fl-astratt.

Biex jehles mir-responsabilita, it-trasportatur ghalhekk irid jipprova li hu ha l-mezzi kollha biex jevita kull hsara u li it was impossible for the carrier to avoid the circumstancescausing the damage or to prevent their consequences. Mhux bizzejjed li c-cirkostanzi kienu straordinarji imma jridu jkunu tant straordinarji li jrrenduha impossibli lill carrier li jimpedieha anke bl-akbar diligenza.

Il-limitazzjioni tar-responsabilita` taht ic-CMR Convention tapplika kemm fil-kaz ta' partial loss kif ukoll ta' total loss, izda l-artikolu 29 tac-CMR Convention jeskludi l-limitazzjoni tar-responsabilita tal-carrier f'kazi fejn dan juri wilful misconduct jew equivalent default. Gie ritenut li l-eqivalent default must be weighed by the lex fori jigifieri l-ligi Maltija.




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