MANATEE TOWING CO. AND COASTAL TUG & BARGE INC. v. OCEANBULK MARITIME S.A. AND LAURA MARITIME INC. OCEANBULK MARITIME S.A. AND LAURA MARITIME INC. v. MANATEE TOWING CO. COASTAL TUG & BARGE INC. AND McQUILLING BROKERAGE PARTNERS INC. MANATEE TOWING CO. AND COASTAL TUG & BARGE INC. v. McQUILLING BROKERAGE PARTNERS INC.

[1999] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 876

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Rix

Practice - Discovery - Jurisdiction - Negotiations for sale of tanker conducted with help of plaintiffs’ brokers - Dispute as to whether contract of sale resulted - Defendants counterclaimed against brokers - Brokers applied for discovery from plaintiffs of documents relating to vessel’s condition at time of alleged sale - Whether Court had jurisdiction to order such discovery against plaintiffs at the behest of the brokers.