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Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau und Maschinenfabrik v South India Shipping Corp Ltd

[1981] AC 909; [1981] 2 WLR 141; [1981] 1 All ER 289 (HL)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1981
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

In an arbitration both parties are under a mutual obligation to apply for directions to progress the reference; the court has no inherent power to enjoin a claimant from continuing a stale arbitration merely for inordinate delay.

Area of Law

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