MIDDLE EASTERN OIL LLC v NATIONAL BANK OF ABU DHABI

[2009] Lloyd's Rep Plus 6

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Teare

Conflict of laws – Application for stay of English proceedings – Forum non conveniens – Whether parties had agreed to an exclusive jurisdiction clause for the courts of the UAE – Whether there were good reasons for disregarding the clause – Law applicable to tort – Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995.