Kenya Railways v. Antares Pte. Ltd. (The Antares) - Court of Appeal (O’Connor, Lloyd & Glidewell L.JJ.) - 29 January 1987

Whether court has jurisdiction to extend time for arbitration where contract governed by Hague-Visby Rules

The plaintiffs were the holders of bills of lading relating to a cargo of machinery shipped on board the vessel Antares and discharged at Mombasa in February 1984. Part of the machinery had been loaded on deck and had been seriously damaged in the course of the voyage. The bills of lading were subject to the Hague-Visby Rules and contained an arbitration clause.