MAHAVIR MINERALS LTD. v. CHO YANG SHIPPING CO. LTD. (THE “M C PEARL”)

[1997] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 566

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(ADMIRALTY COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Rix

Bill of lading - Limitation of time - Foreign exclusive jurisdiction clause - Disputes to be referred to Courts in South Korea - Vessel suffered casualty and salvage service rendered - Plaintiffs disputed rateable proportion of liability for salvage - English writ issued promptly - Claim time barred in South Korea - Whether jurisdiction clause should be enforced - Whether English Courts had jurisdiction.