VALE DO RIO DOCE NAVEGAÇAO S.A. AND ANOTHER v. SHANGHAI BAO STEEL OCEAN SHIPPING CO. LTD. (T/A BAO STEEL OCEAN SHIPPING CO.) AND ANOTHER

[2000] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 1

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Thomas

Arbitration - Jurisdiction - Application to set aside arbitration claim form - Contract of affreightment concluded by broker - Owners joined brokers in arbitration application for declaration - Whether claim within arbitration exception in Lugano Convention - Whether CPR PD49G permitted service against brokers out of jurisdiction - Whether Arbitration Act, 1996 permitted owners to make application - Whether Court had jurisdiction to grant declaration against brokers - Whether application to join brokers should be set aside.