SAYERS v. INTERNATIONAL DRILLING COMPANY N.V.

Abstract

May 10, 1971 Master and Servant — Contract of employment — “International contract” — Dutch company recruiting European personnel to work on oil rigs outside their countries of origin — Printed form in Americanised English adaptable for different nationals — Payment in sterling — Clause stating that employers Dutch and contract wholly performable outside employee's country of origin — Clause under which employee accepting company's benefit programme in case of accident in lieu of all rights under law of his own country — Provision in clause excluding employers' liability void in English law — Englishman entering into contract in England for work on rig off Nigerian coast — Injury at work after two weeks — Action for damages for negligence begun in England against Dutch employers — Whether proper law governing contract Dutch or English — Whether injured Englishman confined to benefits under benefit programme valid in Dutch international contract.

Citation

Denning, M.R., Salmon, L.J. and Stamp, L.J. (1971), "SAYERS v. INTERNATIONAL DRILLING COMPANY N.V.", Managerial Law, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 65-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022004