16 Dec 1982
THE OWNERS OF CARGO LATELY LADEN ON ROAD THE SHIP OR VESSEL "NEDLLOYD SCHIE" v. THE OWNERS OF THE SHIP OR VESSEL "NEDLLOYD SCHIE"
- Citation
- THE OWNERS OF CARGO LATELY LADEN ON ROAD THE SHIP OR VESSEL "NEDLLOYD SCHIE" v. THE OWNERS OF THE SHIP OR VESSEL "NEDLLOYD SCHIE"
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ8/1981
Defendants were entitled to a stay: they raised a prima facie defence, there was no waiver or estoppel by conduct or agreement, and the plaintiffs failed to show strong cause under the Eleftheria considerations because plaintiffs' advisers acted unreasonably in not protecting the claim in the stipulated jurisdiction, so the Hong Kong proceedings were stayed.