Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 14 January 1997.
1. This is an application by the 4th Defendant for a stay of proceedings in favour of the Zivilgericht Basel-Stadt (The Civil Court of the City of Basel) in Switzerland, firstly under Order 12 rule 8, on the grounds that the Plaintiffs' claims are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Swiss Courts by virtue of contract and/or Swiss law, and secondly, under the Court's inherent jurisdiction, on the grounds of forum non conveniens, that Switzerland is the natural and most appropriate forum for