Read the full judgment text of CACV 000296/2004 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 25 May 2005 before Hon Rogers VP and Sakhrani J.
Civil procedure – stay of proceedings – forum non conveniens – proper law of contract – guarantee – PRC law – Hong Kong law – appeal – mixed question of fact and law – good arguable case – factors: guarantee on Guangzhou branch letterhead, simplified Chinese, Renminbi denomination, execution in Guangzhou, no governing law clause – appeal dismissed – costs order nisi in favour of 2nd defendant
Legal issues: Proper law of guarantee contract
Outcome: Appeal dismissed; stay of proceedings granted.
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