Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc
| The Achilleas | |
|---|---|
| Court | House of Lords |
| Full case name | Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc |
| Decided | 9 July 2008 |
| Citations | [2008] UKHL 48, [2008] 3 WLR 345, [2008] 4 All ER 159, [2008] 2 All ER (Comm) 753, [2008] 2 Lloyd's Rep 275 |
| Transcript | Full House of Lords judgment |
| Case history | |
| Prior action | [2006] EWHC 3030 (Comm) [2007] EWCA Civ 901 |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Lord Hoffmann; Lord Hope of Craighead; Lord Rodger of Earlsferry; Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe; Baroness Hale of Richmond |
The Achilleas or Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc [2008] UKHL 48 is an English contract law case, concerning remoteness of damage.