Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 152 (Oct)
Neutral Citation: [2004] EWHC 2001 (Comm)
Court: Commercial Court
Judge:

Morison J

Representation Douglas Allen (instructed by Stephenson Harwood) for the claimant.
  Christopher Hancock QC and Sean O'Sullivan (instructed by Watson, Farley & Williams) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 13 October 2004

Catchwords

Arbitration - Stay of court proceedings - Application - Construction of charterparty.

The Case

On the proper construction of the charterparty (on the Barecon 89 form, dated January 1994) and s9(1) of the the owners were entitled to a stay of proceedings brought by the charterers, in favour of arbitration.

Practice Areas

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