Read the full judgment text of HCAJ 000090/2001 on BabelCite. This HCAJ judgment was delivered on 24 September 2001.
1. This is an application for a stay by the defendant Nippon Yusen Kaisha ("NYK") against the claim brought by HBZ Finance Ltd ("HBZ") for misdelivery of five consignment cargoes under five different Bills of Lading issued by the defendant. The cargoes were all shipped from a Chinese port to a port in Chile. The clause in the Bills of Lading all provide for exclusive jurisdiction of Japan and Japanese law. The goods were released in Chile, not to the plaintiff who is the holder of the Bills of L