ABSTRACT
Scott v Avery (1855) HL In a contract for the insurance of ships, there was a clause which provided that if there was a dispute about a claim it must first be submitted to arbitration in a form specified in the contract. The clause continued:
And the obtaining the decision of such arbitrators on the matters and claims in dispute, is hereby declared to be a condition precedent to the right of any member to maintain any such action or suit.
