NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. v. STRABAG BAU AG

[1990] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 61

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Potter

Insurance (Collective Policy) - Arbitration clause - Application to set aside - Plaintiffs insured defendants in respect of construction of airport buildings in Iraq - Claims made by defendants - Plaintiffs issued letter of avoidance and claimed arbitration - Plaintiffs issued writ claiming declaration policy validly avoided - Defendants commenced proceedings in Germany - Whether dispute validly referred to arbitration - Whether English action should be set aside - Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act, 1982.