BEGUM (ON BEHALF OF MOLLAH) v MARAN (UK) LTD

[2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 97

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Bean, Lord Justice Coulson and Lord Justice Males

Practice – Summary judgment – Duty of care – Bangladeshi worker suffering fatal accident in course of demolition of vessel in Bangladeshi shipyard – Widow bringing action in negligence against English company responsible for selling vessel for scrap – Defendant applying for reverse summary judgment on basis that no arguable duty of care was owed – Whether arguable that defendant owed duty of care – Whether claim time-barred under Bangladeshi law – Whether claim should be struck out – Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 (Rome II Regulation) – CPR 24.2 and 3.4.