Yangtze Navigation (Asia) CO. Ltd & anr v TPT Shipping Ltd and ors
Tuesday 24 – Wednesday 25 June 2025
By an Appellant’s Notice filed on 18 November 2024, the Appellant appeals the order dated 18 September 2024 of Christopher Hancock KC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the Commercial Court in which the Judge refused jurisdiction to try the Claimant’s claims, set aside paragraphs in two previous court orders and made cost orders against the Claimant.
The two Claimants are (1) Yangtze Navigation (Asia) Co. Limited and (2) Berge Bulk Shipping PTE Ltd. The Second Claimant is the Appellant. The five Defendants are (1) TPT Shipping Limited (2) TPT Forests Limited (3) Tuamata Plantations Limited (4) Tiaki Plantations Company (5) OTPP New Zealand Forest Investments Limited. The Third, Fourth and Fifth Defendants are the Respondents.
The dispute relates to whether the Third, Fourth and Fifth Defendants are principals to the two Letters of Indemnity they had with the Second Claimant and whether the English Court has jurisdiction to determine the Second Defendant’s claims that they are principals.
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