CETO SHIPPING CORPORATION V SAVORY SHIPPING INC

[2024] EWHC 663 (Comm), King's Bench Division, Commercial Court, Mr Justice Andrew Baker, 15 March 2024

Anti-suit injunction – Exclusive jurisdiction clause referring disputes to the English courts – Claimant pursuing proceedings in rem against proceeds of sale in Singapore – Proceedings in personam against defendant – Vexatious and oppressive

In [2023] 2 Lloyd's Rep 1, the judge had decided that title to the ship Victor 1 had not passed from Savory, the registered owner, to Ceto, the bareboat charterer under a bareboat charterparty and memorandum of agreement on the Saleform 2012 containing English exclusive jurisdiction clauses.