ASCOT COMMODITIES N.V. v. NORTHERN PACIFIC SHIPPING (THE “IRINI A”)
[1999] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 196
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Mr. Justice Tuckey
Bill of lading - Anti-suit injunction - Arrest of vessel in Lomé - Voyage charterers shipped cargo of rice to Togo - Time charterers failed to pay hire - Voyage charterers obtained order compelling owners to discharge cargo in Lomé - Vessel arrested and proceedings begun in Togo - Whether owners entitled to an anti-suit injunction restraining proceedings by plaintiffs in Togo.