Navios International Inc v Sangamon Transportation Group (The Dimitris L) – QBD (Com Ct)(Hamblen J) – 8 February 2012

Arbitration – Award – Reasons – Whether party entitled to order that tribunal should state reasons for its award – Arbitration Act 1996 section 70(4)

(2012) 841 LMLN 1(2)

Awards

Scandinavian Reinsurance Co Ltd v Saint Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company and Ors – US Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) (Sack and Livingston Ct JJ and Murtha DJ) – 3 February 2012

Arbitration – Award – Failure by arbitrators to disclose that they were acting as arbitrators in concurrent similar arbitration – Whether award should be vacated for “evident partiality”

(2012) 841 LMLN 4

Awards

West Tankers Inc v Allianz SpA and Anr (The “Front Comor”) (No 2) – Court of Appeal (Carnwath, Lloyd and Toulson LJJ) – 24 January 2012

Arbitration – Award – Enforcement – Whether court had jurisdiction to enforce declaratory arbitration award as a judgment under section 66 of the Arbitration Act 1996

(2012) 840 LMLN 1

Arbitration, Awards

African Fertilizers and Chemicals NIG Ltd (Nigeria) v BD Shipsnavo GmbH & Co Reederei KG (The "Christian D") - QBD (Comm Ct) (Beatson J) - 29 September 2011

Arbitration - Award - Enforcement - Whether court has jurisdiction to enforce a purely declaratory award - Whether order constituted a "judgment" - Arbitration Act 1996 section 66, Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 Article 34(3)

(2011) 831 LMLN 1

Jurisdiction, Awards, Jurisdiction and Enforcement

A and Ors v B and Anr - QBD (Comm Ct)(Flaux J) - 15 September 2011

On 31 March 2009 the first defendant (“B”) commenced arbitration against the claimants (“A”), pursuant to the Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) alleging breaches of a share and purchase agreement.

Sovarex SA v Romero Alvarez SA - QBD (Com Ct)(Hamblen J) - 29 June 2011

The claimant (“Sovarex”) contended that it concluded a contract with the respondent (“Alvarez”) by which Sovarex agreed to sell to Alvarez 5,000 mt of sunflower seeds.

West Tankers Inc v Allianz SpA and Anr (The "Front Comor")(No 2) - QBD (Com Ct)(Field J) - 6 April 2011

The claimant owners chartered their vessel Front Comor to Erg Petroli SpA on an amended Asbatankvoy form for the carriage of a cargo of crude oil to Erg’s refinery in Italy.

Dalwood Marine Co v Nordana Line A/S (The “Elbrus”) – QBD (Com Ct) (Teare J)– 21 December 2009

The vessel Elbrus was chartered on an amended NYPE 1993 form for a period which, in the event, would have determined on 13 May 2005.

National Ability SA v Tinna Oils & Chemicals Ltd (The “Amazon Reefer”) – CA (Thomas and Hallett LJJ and Coleridge J) – 11 December 2009

On 29 April 1995 the vessel Amazon Reefer was chartered on an amended Gencon form for a voyage from Kandla to Novorossiysk.

The owners of the vessel “Voutakos”, her bunkers stores and cargo v Tsavliris (International) Ltd – QBD (Admlty Ct) (David Steel J) – 10 July 2008

The defendant salvors provided salvage services to the vessel Voutakos and her cargo (“the appellants”) in late October 2006 on Lloyd’s Standard Form of Salvage Agreement 2000.

VV and another v VW – Singapore High Court (Judith Prakash J) – 24 January 2008

Disputes arose under a contract by which the defendant engaged the plaintiffs to plan, design and provide work supervision services for an infrastructure project in the defendant’s country. The contract provided for arbitration as provided by the Arbitration Act in force in Singapore.

London Arbitration 4/08

By a Memorandum of Agreement (“MoA”) dated 19 September 2000 the claimant sellers agreed to sell the vessel to X for a company to be nominated, whose performance was to be guaranteed by X.

OAO Northern Shipping Co v Remolcadores De Marin SL (The “Remmar”) – QBD (Com Ct) (Gloster J) – 27 July 2007

Disputes arose between buyers and sellers under a contract on the Norwegian Saleform 1993 relating to the sale and purchase of an ice classed tug.

ASM Shipping Ltd v TTMI Ltd (No 2) – QBD (Com Ct) (Christopher Clarke J) – 16 March 2007

Disputes arose between ASM Shipping Ltd of India (“owners”) and TTMI Ltd (“charterers”) which, in March 2001, were referred to arbitration by two arbitrators (“the original arbitrators”).