BP OIL INTERNATIONAL LTD v VEGA PETROLEUM LTD AND ANOTHER

[2022] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 89

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mrs Justice Cockerill

Sale of goods (fob) – Contract for sale of crude oil – Buyer paying price but not receiving any crude oil – Buyer claiming return of sums in unjust enrichment on basis of failure of consideration – Seller contending that contract was inconsistent with buyer's right to claim money back – Whether buyer entitled to return of sums paid.