RHODIA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD AND ANOTHER v HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC

[2007] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 325

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.