Armada (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Under Judicial Management) v Gujarat NRE Coke Limited [2014] FCA 636

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Armada (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Under Judicial Management) v Gujarat NRE Coke Limited [2014] FCA 636 Citation: Armada (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Under Judicial Management) v Gujarat NRE Coke Limited [2014] FCA 636

Parties: ARMADA (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (UNDER JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT) v GUJARAT NRE COKE LIMITED

File number: NSD 644 of 2012

Judge: FOSTER J

Date of judgment: 17 June 2014

Catchwords: ARBITRATION – enforcement of a foreign award under the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) – whether the applicant has satisfied s 9 of that Act – whether the composition of the arbitral tribunal was in accordance with the relevant arbitration agreement – whether the making of a declaration as to future breaches of contract in an arbitral award should be the subject of enforcement – whether interlocutory freezing orders should be varied

Legislation: Arbitration Act 1996 (Eng), ss 30(1), 31(1) and 73 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 (Cth), s 11 International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth), ss 2D, 8, 9 and 39

Cases cited: Coeclerici Asia (Pte) Ltd v Gujarat NRE Coke Limited [2013] FCA 882 Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S v Beach Building & Civil Group Pty Ltd (2012) 292 ALR 161 Dampskibsselskabet Nordon A/S v Gladstone Civil Pty Ltd (2013) 216 FCR 469 Gujarat NRE Coke Limited v Coeclerici Asia (Pte) Ltd (2013) 304 ALR 468 IMC Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd v Altain Khuder LLC (2011) 253 FLR 9 Pando Compania Naviera SA v Filmo SAS [1975] 1 QB 742 Rahcassi Shipping Co SA v Blue Star Line Ltd [1969] 1 QB 173 Traxys Europe SA v Balaji Coke Industry Pvt Ltd (No 2) (2012) 201 FCR 535 Uganda Telecom Ltd v Hi-Tech Telecom Pty Ltd (2011) 277 ALR 415 WK Webster & Co v American President Lines, 32F 3d 665 (2nd Cir, 1994)