Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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STAR REEFERS POOL INC v JFC GROUP LTD

[2011] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 215

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 England appropriate forum — Rome Convention, article 3.

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