Robert-Jan Temmink KC

Apr 2, 2024 | lexology.com | Chirag Karia KC |Robert-Jan Temmink KC |Matthew Reeve |Peter Stevenson |Tom Bird |Joseph England | +3 more

OVERVIEWIn an extensive Judgment of over 200 pages, Mr Justice Henshaw rejected jurisdiction challenges brought by the Defendant international reinsurers on the basis of Russian exclusive jurisdiction clauses (EJCs). Finding that the mostly western owners and lessors of over 200 aircraft were very unlikely to receive a fair trial in Russia, he refused to order a stay of the English proceedings. The case is one of the Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2024.