The Weekly Law Reports
[1973] 2 WLR 795
[HOUSE OF LORDS]
THE ATLANTIC STAR
ATLANTIC STAR (OWNERS) APPELLANTS AND BONA SPES (OWNER) RESPONDENT
1973 Feb. 12,
13,
14,
19,
20,
21,
22;
April 10
April 10
Lord Reid, Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest, Lord Wilberforce, Lord Simon of Glaisdale and Lord Kilbrandon
Practice
— Stay of proceedings
— Admiralty
— Collision in Belgian waters involving Dutch and Belgian vessels
— Report by surveyor appointed by Belgian Commercial Court
— Multiple claims against Dutch owners begun in Antwerp court
— Action in rem by one claimant started in English Admiralty Court
— Motion to stay English action
— Antwerp most appropriate forum
— Whether plaintiff entitled to bring action in forum of his choice
—
International Convention on Certain Rules Concerning Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision, art. 1 (1) (2) (3) (Brussels, May 10, 1952)[1]
Ships' Names
— Atlantic Star