MIDDLE EASTERN OIL LLC v NATIONAL BANK OF ABU DHABI

[2009] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 251

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.