LISNAVE ESTALEIROS NAVAIS SA v CHEMIKALIEN SEETRANSPORT GMBH

[2013] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 203

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before EDELMAN

Arbitration – Jurisdiction – Implied term – Course of dealing – Ship management company and Portuguese shipyard concluding Ship Repair Fleet Agreement applying to future dry-docking and repairs to ships under management – No express provision in Agreement for arbitration – Whether Agreement contained implied term for arbitration on basis that previous individual ship repair contracts had contained provision for arbitration – Arbitration Act 1996, section 67.