NISSHIN SHIPPING CO. LTD. v. CLEAVES & COMPANY LTD. and OTHERS [2003] EWHC 2602

[2004] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 38

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Colman

Contract - Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 - Charter-parties provided for commission payable to shipbrokers - Charter-parties contained arbitration clauses - Shipbrokers not parties to charter-parties - Whether shipbrokers entitled to enforce commission payments as third parties under 1999 Act - Whether shipbrokers entitled to pursue claims by arbitration.