Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd v Jan De Nul NV & Anor
Decision date: 21 July 2011
Neutral citation: Neutral citation not available
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
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This case concerns whether advance payment guarantees (APGs) given by Meritz in respect of shipbuilding contracts were discharged when the original Korean builder's contracts were transferred to successor companies without Meritz's annulment of the merger. The material issue was whether the contractual transfers and resulting change of builder extinguished Meritz's obligations under the APGs. The Court of Appeal (Longmore LJ, agreeing with Beatson J) dismissed the appeal, effectively upholding the earlier conclusion that Meritz remained liable under the APGs.
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