11 Sept 2001
LG ELECTRONICS HONG KONG LTD. v. BANK OF TAIWAN
- Citation
- LG ELECTRONICS HONG KONG LTD. v. BANK OF TAIWAN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCL7/2001
The court exercised its discretion under O.2 r.1(2) to declare the February 8, 2001 service good because the objection was raised late, the defendant failed to comply with its statutory obligation to update the authorized representative's address, and the defect could have been cured earlier; the Hong Kong branch named is a proper defendant because Article 2 UCP 500 does not convert branches into separate legal entities for purposes of civil proceedings; the defendant failed to discharge the Spiliada burden to show Taiwan is clearly and distinctly the more appropriate forum, so the stay was r…