The Owners of the “Lady Muriel” v Transorient Shipping Ltd - Court of Appeal (Nazareth VP, Bokhary & Godfrey JJA) - 3 May 1995

Charterparty containing London arbitration clause - Whether charterers entitled to interim protection order from Hong Kong court requiring owners to permit charterers to inspect vessel to determine seaworthiness

The vessel Lady Muriel was chartered on the NYPE form. The charterparty contained a London arbitration clause. Disputes as to seaworthiness arose between the owners and the charterers.