EASTERN PACIFIC CHARTERING INC v POLA MARITIME LTD (THE “POLA DEVORA”)

[2022] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 14

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Patricia Robertson QC, sitting as a High Court Deputy Judge

Jurisdiction – Scope of charterparty jurisdiction clause – Disputes to which clause applicable – Meaning of “in connection with” – Claim in tort arising out of alleged wrongful arrest – CPR 11.1 and 3.4(2) – Arrest Convention 1952, articles 4, 6, 7 – Brussels Convention 1968, articles 4, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24 – Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, Schedule 1 – Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (Gibraltar) Order 1997 (SI 1997 No 2602).