BP PLC v AON LTD
[2006] Lloyd's Rep Plus 23
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Mr Justice Colman
Insurance (construction) – Action against brokers – Non-exclusive
jurisdiction clause in favour of Illinois – Contract with brokers governed by Illinois
law – Whether pleadings could be amended to add action for breach of contract –
Jurisdiction of English court – Whether England the most appropriate forum – Whether
amended claim time-barred under Illinois law – Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984
– Limitation Act 1980, section 35 – CPR 17.4(2).