Rapiscan Asia Pte Ltd v Global Container Freight Pte Ltd

• Jurisdiction: Singapore
• Court: High Court (Singapore)
• Judge: S Rajendran J
• Judgment Date: 16 April 2002
• Neutral Citation: [2002] SGHC 72
• Citation: [2002] SGHC 72
• Year: 2002
• Published date: 19 September 2003
• Docket Number: Suit No 202 of 2001
• Date: 16 April 2002
• Subject Matter: Third party and principal’s relations,Bills of lading,Parties subsequently entering into oral contract of carriage,Bill of lading not issued at formation of contract of carriage but issued later,Shipper's sister company negotiating contract of carriage with freight forwarder,Negligence,Bills of lading as contract of carriage,Whether terms in bill of lading incorporated in contract of carriage,Agency,Tort,Whether more appropriate to pursue remedy in contract or tort,Admiralty and Shipping,Contract,Whether limitation clauses limit freight forwarder's liability for negligent misrepresentation,Whether breach on freight forwarder's part,Remedies,Contract of carriage,Whether contract between shipper and freight forwarder,Whether term that freight forwarder needs to monitor shipment to be implied,Implied terms,Application of Morton tests,Exclusion clauses,Standard terms,Performance of contractual obligation in negligent way,Contractual terms,Whether exemption clauses exempt freight forwarder from liability for negligent misrepresentation,Freight forwarder making known to shipper that shipment subject to Singapore Freight Forwarders Association Standard Trading Conditions,Whether contract subject to SFFA Conditions,Limitation of liability clauses,Contractual relations
• Plaintiff Counsel: S Palaniappan, N Sreenivasan and K Gopalan (Straits Law Practice LLC)
• Defendant Counsel: Loo Dip Seng and Gerald Yee (Ang & Partners)