[2009] 2 All ER (Comm) 129; [2008] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 619, [2008] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 177

Christopher Butcher QC and Jawdat Khurshid – Conflict of laws – Jurisdiction – Claims brought for breach of credit facility containing exclusive jurisdiction clause – Claimant seeking to argue alternative claims for restitution and misrepresentation if credit agreement void – Whether exclusive jurisdiction clause valid if credit agreement void – Construction of exclusive jurisdiction clause – Separability – Brussels Regulation 44/2001, article 23.