SGS (NZ) Ltd v Quirke Export Ltd - [1988] 1 NZLR 52

Contract — Damages — Limitation clause — Inspection firm was engaged to inspect cargo of onions before export from New Zealand to ensure compliance with specifications, and issued certificate that onions complied — Certificate contained clause limiting liability to gross negligence and damages to 10 times its fee — Onions did not comply and inspection firm found to be grossly negligent — Whether firm liable for total loss or damages limited to 10 times its fee.