Itochu Canada Ltd. v. The "Fu Ning Hai", 1999 CanLII 8532

In Arbitration/Jurisdiction Clauses in Maritime Law on (Updated )

This was an application for a stay of proceedings based on a Korean jurisdiction clause in the bill of lading. The stay was refused. The factors that led the court to deny the stay were many. First, the proceeding was against multiple Defendants, only one of whom requested the stay. The court considered that a stay would result in a …

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