7 Sept 2009
NANJING IRON & STEEL GROUP INTERNATIONAL TRADE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS v. STX PAN OCEAN CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- NANJING IRON & STEEL GROUP INTERNATIONAL TRADE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS v. STX PAN OCEAN CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ177/2006
The claim was struck out because the plaintiffs allowed over two years of inordinate delay after commencing proceedings, causing presumptive prejudice and amounting to an abuse of process; the Civil Justice Rules (Order 1A Rule 1(b)) apply and require dismissal where delay thwarts just resolution.