Kardin International (Pvt) Ltd v Freedom of High Seas (Pvt) Ltd – SC APPEAL NO. 77/2016-2012

Brief
In the case between Freedom of High Seas (Pvt) Limited and Kardin International (Pvt) Limited, the court addressed the issue of whether an agent named in a contract for supplying services to a distressed vessel could be held personally liable, or if such liability rested solely with the disclosed principal, Silver Line Maritime Malaysia. It was held that where contractual correspondence clearly establishes the agency and disclosure of the principal, the agent is not personally liable. The decision reaffirmed the principle that an agent for a disclosed principal does not incur personal liability unless expressly agreed. This determination relied on established case law in agency, including English authorities, emphasizing that clear disclosure of agency in contractual communications p