Two Arrows Maritime & Port Services Ltd. and Anr. v. Dorval Tankships Pty Ltd. (The Argen Puma) - Court of Appeal (Eveleigh, Fox and Kerr L.JJ.) - 27 July 1984

Arbitration stayed pending failure to give security for costs - Whether stranger to arbitration agreement can be joined in proceedings - Whether stay can be made permanent

In July 1978 Pakistan Edible Oils Corpn. (PEOC) agreed to buy palm oil from Socoil Corpn. “C & F free out Karachi”. Socoil shipped the oil on board the vessel Argen Puma at Port Kelang. The defendants (Two Arrows) were the owners of the vessel. They had chartered her to the plaintiffs (Dorval) who in turn had nominated her under a charterparty to Socoil.