Vitol Bahrain EC v Nasdec General Trading LLC and Others (No 2) – QBD (Comm Ct) (Popplewell J) [2014] EWHC 984 (Comm) – 4 April 2014

Practice – Claim form – Service out of the jurisdiction – Court granting permission to serve out under “necessary or proper party” gateway – Whether England clearly or distinctly appropriate forum – Whether permission should be set aside

The claimant (Vitol) was a Bahrain company. The first defendant (Nasdec) was a Dubai company which sold two cargoes of oil to Vitol. The cargoes were delivered into shore tanks at Fujairah, UAE. The shore tanks were owned by VTTI Fujairah Terminals Ltd (VTTI).