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country in order to force them to testify in arbitration. Therefore, the parties using arbitration to settle disputes face the difficulty of an overseas witness who may not be willing to give assistance, as it is not guaranteed that the oversea court will assist in compelling the witness to testify in arbitration according to the request letter of the High Court. Moreover, the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters 1970 does not apply to arbitration, and has no power under Section 44 (2) of the Arbitration Act 1996 to order the oversea witness to give evidence. 90 Further Noteworthy Off-hire Clause under Clause 17 has been extended to cover the exclusions to the scope of the off-hire term as a result of detention, by covering the events for which sub-charterer of the charterer is in charge. 91 These issues have been resolved in the light of a case concerned in The Laconian Confidence. 92 The word “similar” in NYPE 1993 is made clearly in NYPE 2015 on line 379, which interpretations use ejusdem generic principles. 93 The charterer is undertaken to pay for any stevedore damage according to Clause 37. The shipowner or the master have only 24 hours to notify the charterer or his agent about 90 David McKie and Miranda Hearn (n 45) 91 NYPE 2015 Time Charter Party Explanatory Notes 15-16 92 Andre et Cie SA v Orient Shipping ( Rotterdam ) BV (The Laconian Confidence) [ 1997 ] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 139 93 Paul Todd (n 6) 317 วารสารวิชาการนิติศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยทักษิณ ปีที่ 6 ฉบับที่ 8 กรกฎาคม 2560 - มิถุนายน 2561 141