Commercial Court jurisdiction to grant anti-suit injunction against third party in favour of London arbitration | Practical Law

Commercial Court jurisdiction to grant anti-suit injunction against third party in favour of London arbitration | Practical Law

In Shipowners’ Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) v Containerships Denizcilik Nakliyat Ve Ticaret AS [2015] EWHC 258 (Comm), the Commercial Court considered whether to continue an anti-suit injunction against proceedings brought in Turkey under a statute which permitted direct action by a third party against a liability insurer. The decision considers the jurisdictional gateway in paragraph 3.1(6)(c) of PD 6B.

Commercial Court jurisdiction to grant anti-suit injunction against third party in favour of London arbitration

by Michael James, barrister and author
Published on 18 Feb 2015 • England, Wales
In Shipowners’ Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) v Containerships Denizcilik Nakliyat Ve Ticaret AS [2015] EWHC 258 (Comm), the Commercial Court considered whether to continue an anti-suit injunction against proceedings brought in Turkey under a statute which permitted direct action by a third party against a liability insurer. The decision considers the jurisdictional gateway in paragraph 3.1(6)(c) of PD 6B.