Cases - Halki Shipping Corporation v Sopex Oils Ltd

Record details

Name

Halki Shipping Corporation v Sopex Oils Ltd

Date

[1998]

Citation

1 WLR 726

Legislation

Arbitration Act 1996

Keywords

Arbitration - arbitration agreement - stay of action - court's jurisdiction - whether action should be stayed - s. 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996

Summary

The court will refuse to interfere with a party's right to invoke an arbitration clause, even in circumstances where there appears to be no defence to the claim and the claimant seeks summary judgment.