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Gravelor Shipping Limited v GTLK Asia M5 Limited and GTLK Asia M6 Limited ([2023] EWHC 131 (Comm))

  1. 27 January 2023United Kingdom

    27 January 2023United Kingdom

    Judgment of the High Court of Justice, Commercial Court in case CL-2022-000493 dated 27 January 2023

    High Court of Justice, Commercial Court (KBD)

    Case no.
    CL-2022-000493
    Citation
    [2023] EWHC 131 (Comm)
    Decision summary
    The court held on the summary judgment application that Gravelor’s rights under the charterparties’ clause 18.3 were not defeated by the Owners’ failure to make a demand within a reasonable time or by Gravelor’s arguable breach of its redelivery obligation. It held that clause 8.10 required the Owners to nominate an alternative account into which the clause 18.3 payment could be made and concluded that damages were clearly not an adequate remedy for the requested transfer of the two vessels. The precise form of the specific-performance order was left to depend on Gravelor satisfying the clause 19.3 condition, with consequential matters to be agreed and referred to the court for directions.

    Supporting details

    22 authorities · 10 participants
    Gravelor Shipping Limited
    Representative
    Alexander Wright KC (For: Gravelor Shipping Limited)
    Representative
    Edward Jones (For: Gravelor Shipping Limited)
    Representative
    HFW LLP (For: Gravelor Shipping Limited)
    GTLK Asia M5 Limited
    Representative
    Chris Smith KC (For: GTLK Asia M5 Limited · GTLK Asia M6 Limited)
    Representative
    Andrew Leung (For: GTLK Asia M5 Limited · GTLK Asia M6 Limited)
    Representative
    Tatham & Co (For: GTLK Asia M5 Limited · GTLK Asia M6 Limited)
    GTLK Asia M6 Limited
    Representative
    Chris Smith KC (For: GTLK Asia M5 Limited · GTLK Asia M6 Limited)
    Representative
    Andrew Leung (For: GTLK Asia M5 Limited · GTLK Asia M6 Limited)
    Representative
    Tatham & Co (For: GTLK Asia M5 Limited · GTLK Asia M6 Limited)
    High Court of Justice, Commercial Court (KBD)

    Authorities cited

    22
    • Arbitration Act 1996
      statute
    • Sale of Goods Act 1979
      statute
    • Easyair Ltd (t/a Openair) v Opal Telecom Ltd ([2009] EWHC 339 (Ch))
      case-law
    • Anan Kasei Co Ltd v Neo Chemicals and Oxides (Europe) Ltd ([2021] EWHC 1035 (Ch))
      case-law
    • Alghussein Establishment v Eton College ([1988] 1 WLR 587)
      case-law
    • Nautica Marine Ltd v Trafigura Trading LLC (The Leonidas) ([2020] EWHC 1986 (Comm))
      case-law
    • Havila Kystruten AS v STLC Europe Twenty-Three Leasing Limited ([2022] EWHC 3166 (Comm))
      case-law
    • Tenax Steamship Co Ltd v The Brimnes (The Brimnes) ([1973] 1 WLR 386)
      case-law
    • A/S Awilco v Fulvia SpA Di Navigazione of Cagliari (The Chikuma) ([1981] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 371)
      case-law
    • The P ([1992] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 470)
      case-law
    • Ateni Maritime Corporation Great Marine Ltd (The Great Marine) (No 1) ([1990] 2 Lloyd’s 245)
      case-law
    • MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd ([2022] Bus LR 473)
      case-law
    • Aktieselskabet Olivebank v Danske Svovlsyre Fabrik (The Springbank) ([1919] 2 KB 162)
      case-law
    • Evans Marshall & Co Limited v Bertola SA and another ([1973] 1 WLR 349)
      case-law
    • Chitty on Contracts (34th edition), Volume 1, paragraph 30-023
      academic
    • The Principles of Equitable Remedies (8th edition), paragraph 68
      academic
    • Liberty Mercian Ltd v Cuddy Civil Engineering Ltd ([2013] EWHC 4110 (TCC))
      case-law
    • Re Gillie ((1996) 70 FCR 254)
      case-law
    • Chilton v Carrington ((1855) 24 LJCP 78)
      case-law
    • Co-operative Society Ltd v Argyll Stores (Holdings) Ltd ([1998] AC 1)
      case-law
    • Singh v Nazeer ([1979] Ch 474)
      case-law
    • Johnson v Agnew ([1980] AC 367)
      case-law

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