Joyvio Group Co, Ltd & Ors v Isidoro Ernesto Quiroga Moreno & Ors

Joyvio Group Co, Ltd & Ors v Isidoro Ernesto Quiroga Moreno & Ors

Chile is an available and distinctly more appropriate forum for the claims. The Defendants' submission to Chilean jurisdiction and undertakings to waive limitation defences remove any real risk of injustice or time-bar. The English proceedings are stayed in favour of Chilean proceedings, subject to undertakings.

Parties
Claimant: Joyvio Group Co., Ltd.; Claimant: BJ Joyvio Zhencheng Technology Co., Ltd.; Claimant: Food Investments SPA; Claimant: Australis Seafoods S. A.; Claimant: Australis Mar S. A.; Claimant: Acuícola Cordillera Limitada; Claimant: Salmones Islas del Sur Limitada; Claimant: Salmones Alpen Limitada; Claimant: Procesadora de Alimentos Australis SPA; Defendant: Isidoro Ernesto Quiroga Moreno; Defendant: Isidoro Alfonso Quiroga Cortés; Defendant: Benjamín Quiroga Cortés; Defendant: Martín Guiloff Salvador
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
10 March 2024
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Application / Ruling on Forum Non Conveniens Stay
Outcome
Application granted; proceedings stayed in favour of Chilean forum.
Legal Topics
Forum Non Conveniens, Jurisdiction, Limitation Periods, Cross Border Litigation, Stay of Proceedings, Submission to Jurisdiction
Civil Procedure Private International Law Commercial Law Forum Non Conveniens Jurisdiction Limitation Periods Cross Border Litigation Stay of Proceedings +1 more

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Parties

Joyvio Group Co., Ltd.

Claimant

BJ Joyvio Zhencheng Technology Co., Ltd.

Claimant

Food Investments SPA

Claimant

Australis Seafoods S. A.

Claimant

Australis Mar S. A.

Claimant

Acuícola Cordillera Limitada

Claimant

Salmones Islas del Sur Limitada

Claimant

Salmones Alpen Limitada

Claimant

Procesadora de Alimentos Australis SPA

Claimant

Isidoro Ernesto Quiroga Moreno

Defendant

Isidoro Alfonso Quiroga Cortés

Defendant

Benjamín Quiroga Cortés

Defendant

Martín Guiloff Salvador

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Application / Ruling on Forum Non Conveniens Stay

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Is Chile an available and more appropriate forum for the claims than England?
  2. 2 Do Chilean courts have jurisdiction and relative competence over the parties and claims?
  3. 3 Is there a real risk of the claims being time-barred in Chile?

Ratio Decidendi

Chile is an available and distinctly more appropriate forum for the claims. The Defendants' submission to Chilean jurisdiction and undertakings to waive limitation defences remove any real risk of injustice or time-bar. The English proceedings are stayed in favour of Chilean proceedings, subject to undertakings.

Court Disposition

Application granted; proceedings stayed in favour of Chilean forum.

Orders

  • Stay of English proceedings granted on condition Defendants submit to Chilean jurisdiction and waive limitation defences accruing between issue of English claim and any Chilean claim.
  • First Defendant's undertaking to submit to Chilean jurisdiction is qualified to preserve arbitration rights under SPA.