Naviera Amazonica Peruana S.A. v. Compania International de Seguros del Peru - Court of Appeal (Kerr and Russell L.JJ. and Sir Denys Buckley) - 10 November 1987

Contract conferring jurisdiction on City of Lima but also containing a London arbitration clause - Whether arbitrator to be appropriate in Peru or London

This case arose out of a dispute between a Peruvian insurance company (the insurers) and a Peruvian shipowning company (the shipowners) under a hull policy covering four vessels classed with different Classification Societies in America, Europe and Japan. The premiums were stated in U.S. dollars. The terms of the cover were varied by an indorsement dated 18 October 1982 which contained an arbitration clause which gave rise to the present proceedings.