STATOIL ASA v LOUIS DREYFUS ENERGY SERVICES LP (THE “HARRIETTE N”)
[2008] Lloyd's Rep Plus 87
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Mr Justice Aikens
Sale of goods (cif) –
Demurrage – Whether contract contained demurrage time bar clause – Whether
parties concluded binding contract compromising demurrage claim – Unilateral
mistake – Whether equitable jurisdiction to grant rescission where unilateral
mistake not forming term of contract – Whether parties subsequently concluded
second compromise agreement – Whether demurrage claim presented in time.