A significant new judgment issued by the Hong Kong SAR Court of Final Appeal (the ‘CFA’) is likely to add new impetus to tactical considerations for parties where a collision results in wreck removal.
The question before the court in Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) Pt Pertamina v Trevaskis Ltd and Others [2023] HKCFA 20 (STAR CENTURION c/w ANTEA 13 January 2019) was whether the owners of a vessel involved in a collision can limit liability for claims in respect of the other ship’s wreck removal costs under the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 (the ‘LLMC’).
The CFA concluded that the answer is ‘No’. As a result… Read more
