UK P&I CLUB NV AND ANOTHER v REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA (THE “RCGS RESOLUTE”)

[2022] Lloyd's Rep. IR Plus 47

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Sir Ross Cranston, sitting as a High Court Judge

Arbitration – Anti-suit injunction – Direct action against insurers by third-party state – Whether third-party state bound by arbitration clause – Whether anti-suit injunction could be granted against a state – State Immunity Act 1978, sections 1, 9 and 13 – European Convention on Human Rights, article 6.