Global InformationC Czarnikow Ltd v Koufos information
| The Heron II | |
|---|---|
 Port of Basra. Heron II arrived there 9 days late. | |
| Court | House of Lords |
| Decided | 17 October 1967 |
| Citation | [1969] 1 AC 350, [1967] 3 WLR 1491, [1967] 3 All ER 686, [1976] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 555 |
| Case opinions | |
| Lord Reid, Lord Morris, Lord Hodson, Lord Pearce and Lord Upjohn | |
| Keywords | |
| Remoteness | |
C Czarnikow Ltd v Koufos or The Heron II [1969] 1 AC 350 is an English contract law case, concerning remoteness of damage. The House of Lords held that the "remoteness" test, as a limit to liability, is, in contract, more restrictive than it is in tort.