KIRKAWA CORPORATION v. GATOIL OVERSEAS INC. (THE “PETER KIRK”)

[1990] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 154

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Saville

Arbitration - Arbitrator - Jurisdiction - Dispute between charterers and owners referred to arbitration - Charterers claimed right of set off - Arbitrator in interim award ordered charterers to pay admitted sum - Whether arbitrator had jurisdiction to make order for discovery in charterers’ claim conditional on payment due under award - Whether Court had power to make such order - Arbitration Act, 1950 s. 12 - R.S.C., O. 24, r. 3.