11 Feb 2000
UNITED PHOSPHORUS LTD. v. CHINA MERCHANTS SHIPPING & ENTERPRISES CO. LTD.
- Citation
- UNITED PHOSPHORUS LTD. v. CHINA MERCHANTS SHIPPING & ENTERPRISES CO. LTD.
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV244/1998
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding the judge did not err in concluding the defendant failed to show the Guangzhou Maritime Court was clearly or distinctly more appropriate; the judge's value judgment at stage I fell within the generous ambit of reasonable disagreement and could not be overturned; evidence about the existing Guangzhou proceedings and consolidation was insufficient to justify a stay.