G2 Ocean AS v Tokio Marine Brasil Seguradora SA

Procedural record

1. 23 April 2026United Kingdom

   23 April 2026United Kingdom

   Decision of the Commercial Court in the case G2 Ocean AS v Tokio Marine Brasil Seguradora SA dated 23 April 2026

   Commercial Court

   Citation

   [2026] EWHC 997 (Comm)

   Decision summary

   The court granted a contractual anti-suit injunction restraining Tokio Marine Brasil Seguradora SA's Brazilian proceedings, holding that the subrogated insurer was bound by the London arbitration agreement incorporated into the bills of lading. It required fortification of the cross-undertaking in damages by US$85,000, permitted service out of the jurisdiction, and authorised alternative service by email.

   Participants

   G2 Ocean AS

   Tokio Marine Brasil Seguradora SA

   Commercial Court

   Judge

   Mark Pelling KC

   Authorities cited

   5

   • Arbitration Act 1996
     statute
   • The Jay Bola [1997] 2 Lloyd's Reports 279 ([1997] 2 Lloyd's Reports 279)
     case law
   • The Angelic Grace [1995] 1 Lloyd's Reports 87 ([1995] 1 Lloyd's Reports 87)
     case law
   • Qingdao Huiquan Shipping v Shanghai Dong He Xin Industry Group [2018] EWHC 3009 (Comm) ([2018] EWHC 3009 (Comm))
     case law
   • Hague Service Convention
     treaty