Read the full judgment text of CACV 000008/1981 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 26 February 1982.
1. The plaintiffs are an associated group of companies, said at the material time to have carried on business in and from Hong Kong. The first two plaintiffs are limited companies, in fact incorporated in Liberia. The third plaintiff is a firm. The defendant, better known as Pertamina, carries on business exclusively outside the jurisdiction, having its head office in Jakarta, Indonesia. On 26th February 1980 the plaintiffs obtained the leave of Mr. Registrar Cameron to issue and serve upon the