SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT LTD v RH FREIGHT SERVICES LTD AND OTHERS
[2007] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 72
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Mr Justice Simon
Carriage of goods by road – Goods to be carried from
England to Holland – Goods stolen by armed robbers – Whether loss due to wilful
misconduct of carrier – Proceedings commenced in both Holland and England –
Jurisdiction – Date on which proceedings became pending – Whether two actions
were on the same grounds – Whether CMR Convention or
Council Regulation 44/2001 governed jurisdiction.