4 Oct 1999
NAM KWONG MEDICINES & HEALTH PRODUCTS CO. LTD. v. CHINA INSURANCE CO. LTD.
- Citation
- NAM KWONG MEDICINES & HEALTH PRODUCTS CO. LTD. v. CHINA INSURANCE CO. LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCL27/1999
The defendant failed to discharge the Spiliada burden; the Singapore connections and evidential advantages (compellability, potential Norwich orders, double insurance) were insufficient to show Singapore was clearly or distinctly more appropriate than Hong Kong, so the stay was refused and Hong Kong retained jurisdiction.