Bouygues Offshore S.A. v Caspian Shipping Company and Others; Ultisol Transport Contractors Ltd [v[ Bouygues Offshore S.A. (No. 5): ComC 23 May 1997

Conflict of laws – English exclusive jurisdiction clause in Towcon contract – Proceedings in South Africa in breach of clause – whether anti-suit injunction previously granted by Clarke J (see [1996] 2 LI Rep 140) should be discharged

Judges:

Timothy Walker J

Citations:

[1997] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 533, [1997] CLC 1497

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal from – Bouygues Offshore SA v Caspian Shipping Company, and others CA 24-Jun-1998
A court need not first decide liability before applying grant of limitation of liability decree under the Act. That different Conventions were applied by UK and South Africa did not stop the establishment of a limitation fund for payment of damages . .
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Jurisdiction

Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.220776