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

摘要

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 Con- vention - 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.