NESTE CHEMICALS S.A. AND OTHERS v. D K LINE S.A. AND TOKUMARU KAIUN K.K. (THE “SARGASSO”)

[1994] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 6

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Steyn, Lord Justice Peter Gibson and Sir Tasker Watkins

Admiralty practice - Application to set aside - Jurisdiction - Carriage of goods by sea - Cargo contaminated - English and Dutch proceedings brought - Whether English Court first seised of proceedings - Whether English and Dutch proceedings involved same cause of action and between same parties - Whether English Court should decline jurisdiction and set aside writ - Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act, 1982.