General average – Piracy – Owners seeking to recover ransom payment from bill of lading holders This is a Court of Appeal decision following the cargo interests’ appeal of the Commercial Court decision that was issued in 2020 in favour of the owners. The main question was whether the cargo interests were liable to contribute …
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