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Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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STAR REEFERS POOL INC v JFC GROUP LTD

[2011] Lloyd's Rep Plus 51

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Andrew Smith

Conflict of laws - Jurisdiction - Applicable law of contract - Claimant owners bringing claim against Russian guarantor of charterparty expressly governed by English law - Guarantor not party to charterparty - Guarantee not providing for any express choice of law - Whether good arguable case that guarantee governed by English law - Whether English court appropriate forum - Rome Convention, article 3.

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