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Navig8 Pte Ltd v Al-Riyadh Co for Vegetable Oil Industry (The “Lucky Lady”) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Andrew Smith J) [2013] EWHC 328 (Comm) – 22 February 2013
Practice – Conflict of laws – Service out of jurisdiction – Whether claim for anti-suit injunction “in respect of” contract governed by English law – Whether England appropriate forum for negative declaration claims
The
defendant cargo interests (Al-Riyadh) complained about the condition of a cargo
of palm oil and palm olein carried onboard the vessel
Lucky Lady from Malaysia to Jordan.