Read the full judgment text of HCCL 000039/1999 on BabelCite. This HCCL judgment was delivered on 25 November 1999.
1. This is the Defendant's application by summons dated 29th May 1999 for a stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration in the People's Republic of China, alternatively in favour of determination by the Courts of the PRC, on the basis of a contractual agreement so to do. The summons also includes a further request for a stay on the basis of forum non conveniens, albeit I think it is fair to say that this element of the case, correctly in my view, was not seriously pressed.