RHODIA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD AND ANOTHER v HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC

[2007] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 65

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Julian Flaux QC, Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge

Sale of business – Claimants agreed to sell to defendants a chemical business – Defendants not honouring energy supply contract between claimants and third party energy supplier – Whether defendants liable to indemnify claimants in respect of liability to third party under energy supply contract – Whether defendants used reasonable endeavours as required by sale of business contract to obtain consent of third party to novate energy supply contract.