CH OFFSHORE LTD v INTERNAVES CONSORCIO NAVIERO SA AND OTHERS

[2021] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 33

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mrs Justice Moulder

Agency – Intermediate brokers negotiating charterparty terms – Claim for unpaid commission – Scope of duty owed by intermediate brokers – Whether hire inflated by secret commissions – Whether brokers in breach of duty – Whether commission and consultancy agreements enforceable – Whether settlement agreement concluded between shipowners and charterers precluded brokers’ claim.