SMIT INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. v. KURNIA DEWI SHIPPING S.A. OCEAN MARINE MUTUAL PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION AND OCEAN P. & I. SERVICES LTD. (THE “KURNIA DEWI”)

[1997] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 552

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(ADMIRALTY COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Clarke

Practice - Writ - Application to set aside - Vessel caught fire and sank at port in Indonesia - Negotiations for removal of wreck with plaintiffs - Plaintiffs mobilized equipment - Contract awarded elsewhere - Plaintiffs claimed costs of mobilization - Whether plaintiffs had good arguable case - Whether claims within R.S.C., O. 11, r. 1(1) - Whether proper case for service out of jurisdiction - Whether order for service out of jurisdiction should be set aside - Whether claim against third defendants doomed to failure.