Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd v APL Co Pte Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 606

Federal Court of Australia

Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd v APL Co Pte Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 606 File number: NSD 645 of 2020

Judgment of: STEWART J

Date of judgment: 3 June 2021

Catchwords: ARBITRATION – application for stay of proceeding subject to conditions under s 7(2) of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) – stay and certain conditions by consent, other conditions contested – scope of the power to order conditions – whether proposed conditions intrude on the arbitration – whether power to order injunction as a condition to a stay ADMIRALTY – stay of slot-charterer's claim against vessel interests for indemnity for any liability to cargo interests in favour of arbitration – conditions of stay with respect to cargo interests' separate proceeding against vessel interests – common issues

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Pt IVA International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) Pt II s 7(2), Sch 1 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (opened for signature 10 June 1958, 330 UNTS 3 (entered into force 7 June 1959))

Cases cited: Cape Lambert Resources Ltd v MCC Australia Sanjin Mining Pty Ltd [2013] WASCA 66; 298 ALR 666 Hi-Fert Pty Ltd v Kiukiang Maritime Carriers Inc (No 5) (1998) 90 FCR 1 O'Brien v Tanning Research Laboratories Inc (1988) 14 NSWLR 601 Recyclers of Australia Pty Ltd v Hettinga Equipment Inc [2000] FCA 547; 100 FCR 420 Walter Rau Neusser Oel und Fett AG v Cross Pacific Trading Ltd [2005] FCA 1102 Holmes M and Brown C, The International Arbitration Act 1974 – A Commentary (3rd ed, LexisNexis, 2018) p 63 [s 7-22]