30 Jun 1982
CONFECCIONES DEL ATLANTICO v. LAMONT SHIPPING INC AND OTHERS
- Citation
- CONFECCIONES DEL ATLANTICO v. LAMONT SHIPPING INC AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ37/1981
Stay refused. The plaintiffs had reasonable grounds to sue in Hong Kong because of real uncertainty as to who was the carrier; foreign actions would now be time-barred so a stay would likely deprive plaintiffs of any remedy; plaintiffs satisfied the burden of showing a strong case to override the exclusive jurisdiction clause; in all circumstances justice required allowing the action to proceed against the 2nd and 3rd defendants.