The owners of the ship “Kapitan Shvetsov” v The owners and/or demise charterers of the ship “Nanta Bhum” - High Court (Admlty Jurisdiction) - 17 October 1996

Conflict of laws - Forum non conveniens - Different liability limits in Hong Kong and Singapore - Hong Kong Court refusing to follow recent English decision

On 16 January 1996 the plaintiffs’ ship Kapitan Shvetsov (“the Russian ship”) collided with the defendants’ ship Nanta Bhum (“the Singaporean ship”) in the waters of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River.