Vao Exportkhleb v The Owners of the M/V “Varna” - QBD (Admlty Ct) (Clarke J) - 7 March 1994

Admiralty action in rem - Lis alibi pendens in Bulgaria - Whether English proceedings should be stayed in favour of Bulgarian court

This was an application by the defendant shipowners for a stay of the action on the ground that the action should be tried in Bulgaria. The grounds of the application for a stay were as follows: