| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2010] All ER (D) 05 (May) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2010] EWHC 903 (Comm) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court |
| Judge: | David Steel J |
| Representation | Andrew Baker QC and Malcolm Jarvis (instructed by Ince and Co) for the claimant. |
| David Allen QC and Michael Collett (instructed by Clyde and Co) for the defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 28 April 2010 |
Catchwords
Shipping - Consecutive voyage charterparty (CVC) - Repudiation - Charterers unable to honour CVC and purporting to suspend commitment with owners - Owners considering suspension as repudiation and bringing action for damages - Charters contending owners in repudiatory breach - Whether charterers repudiating CVC - Whether 'available market' present in order to assess quantum.
The Case
Shipping Consecutive voyage charterparty (CVC). The Commercial Court held that the charterers had by their conduct and written communications repudiated the consecutive voyage charterparty and that the owners were therefore entitled to damages.
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