Australian Tallow and Agri-Commodities Pty Ltd v Malaysia International Shipping Corporation [No 2]

In *Australian Tallow and Agri-Commodities Pty Ltd v Malaysia International Shipping Corporation [No 2]*, the Court of Appeal of New South Wales considered an appeal concerning the respondent's entitlement to assert a lien over a specific bill of lading and the goods it represented. The dispute arose from freight owing under various bills of lading where Concordia Agri-Trading Pte Ltd was the named shipper.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether the respondent, Malaysia International Shipping Corporation, could lawfully claim a lien over bill of lading numbered MISC 45000090070 for freight allegedly owed under other bills of lading issued to Concordia Agri-Trading Pte Ltd. This involved determining the scope of the respondent's contractual rights and the applicability of any lien provisions to the circumstances of the case.

The Court declared that the respondent was not entitled to assert a lien over the specified bill of lading or the goods for freight owing pursuant to any bills of lading in which Concordia Agri-Trading Pte Ltd was the named shipper. The appeal was otherwise dismissed, and the appellant was ordered to pay the costs of the appeal.