High court ruling set to change shipbreaking industry

UK High Court judge Justice Jay today ruled that the shipowner owed a “duty of care” to a Bangladeshi worker killed in a ship-breaking yard accident in March 2018.

Oliver Holland a partner at Leigh Day told Container News that the ruling on 13 July, “had the potential to change the ship-breaking industry.” He added, “it will make sure that [all] owners think twice before sending ships to South Asia for breaking.”

Khalil Mollah fell to his death while working on the oil tanker 300,000dwt Ekta...

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