Contractual Construction of Jurisdiction Agreements: Exclusive or Non-Exclusive -Hin-Pro International Logistics Limited v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores S.A. [2015] EWCA Civ 401

• Main Author: YIP, Man
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Construction Law; Jurisdiction
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2847; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4805/viewcontent/20150508_Yip_Man_Contractual_Construction_of_Jurisdiction_Agreements_Exclusive_or_Non_Exclusive___Hin_Pro_International_Logistics_Limited_v_Compania_Sud_Americana_De_Vapores_S.A.__2015_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The English Court of Appeal’s decision in Hin-Pro International Logistics Limited v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores S.A. [2015] EWCA Civ 401 is a case of note to Singapore as it took on the complex task of construing the effect of a jurisdiction agreement contained in a standard form bill of lading.The detailed contractual analysi has many points of reflection for Singapore law, given that the Singapore Court of Appeal has recently considered a contractualconstruction approach to jurisdiction agreements.