Arbitral Digest

Matter

Asphalt Trader Ltd. v West Indies Petroleum Ltd. (Owners of M/V Kosterberg) and West Indies Petroleum Ltd. v Asphalt Trader Ltd. (SU2020AD00001 and SU2020AD00002)

  1. 31 July 2020Jamaica

    31 July 2020Jamaica

    Judgment of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica, Commercial Division, in Claims SU2020AD00001 and SU2020AD00002 dated 31 July 2020

    Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica, Commercial Division

    Case no.
    SU2020AD00001 and SU2020AD00002
    Citation
    [2020] JMCC Comm 25
    Decision summary
    The court stayed both admiralty claims pending arbitration. It discharged the warrants of arrest and released the security in each claim subject to payment or provision for the Admiralty Bailiff’s fees and costs; ordered Asphalt Trader Ltd. to pay West Indies Petroleum Ltd.’s costs to date in SU2020AD00001; reserved costs in SU2020AD00002; and made no order for the application costs.

    Supporting details

    13 authorities · 14 participants
    Asphalt Trader Ltd.
    Representative
    Jerry Hamilton (For: Asphalt Trader Ltd.)
    Representative
    Remone Foster (For: Asphalt Trader Ltd.)
    Representative
    Lightbourne & Hamilton (For: Asphalt Trader Ltd.)
    West Indies Petroleum Ltd.
    Representative
    Krishna Desai (For: West Indies Petroleum Ltd.)
    Representative
    Amanda Montaque (For: West Indies Petroleum Ltd.)
    Representative
    Myers Fletcher & Gordon (For: West Indies Petroleum Ltd.)
    Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica, Commercial Division
    Other
    Representative
    Clive Munroe (For: Admiralty Bailiff)
    Institutional administrator
    Admiralty Bailiff
    Witness
    John Levy

    Authorities cited

    13
    • Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (UK)
      statute
    • The Bazias 3, The Bazias 4 [1993] 2 All ER 964
      case-law
    • The Andria [1984] 1 All ER 1126; [1984] QB 477
      case-law
    • Arbitration Act
      statute
    • Belize National Energy Ltd v Maranco Ltd [2015] CCJ 2 (AJ); [2016] 2 LRC 23
      case-law
    • Judicature Supreme Court Act
      statute
    • Civil Procedure Rules 2002
      statute
    • Spiliada Maritime Corporation v Cansulex [1987] 1 AC 460
      case-law
    • The Rena K [1979] 1 All ER 397
      case-law
    • The Beziers 3, The Beziers 4
      case-law
    • The Tuyuti [1984] 2 All ER 545
      case-law
    • The Golden Trader
      case-law
    • RSC Order 75
      statute

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Asphalt Trader Ltd. v West Indies Petroleum Ltd. (Owners of M/V Kosterberg) and West Indies Petroleum Ltd. v Asphalt Trader Ltd. (SU2020AD00001 and SU2020AD00002) · Matter