The Weekly Law Reports
[1969] 1 WLR 449
[QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION]
COMPAGNIE TUNISIENNE DE NAVIGATION S.A.
v.
COMPAGNIE D'ARMEMENT MARITIME S.A.
1969 Feb. 19
Megaw J.
Arbitration
— Arbitrator
— Jurisdiction
— Standard tanker voyage charterparty
— Foreign parties
— Clause providing contract to be governed by law of flag
— Clause providing for arbitration in London
— Proper law.
Contract
— Conflict of Laws
— Proper law
— Charterparty
— Tunisian charterers negotiating multiple voyage contract with French company
— Adaptation of English single voyage charter
— “This contract is to be governed by the laws of the flag of the vessel”
— Intention of parties that French company's vessels flying French flag to be used to perform contract
— Whether express choice of law
— Provision for arbitration in London
— Whether proper law of contract French law
— Whether inference that English law proper law.