C. W. Rome and another v. Punjab National Bank - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Hirst J.) - 6 July 1988

Practice - Whether discovery may be ordered where defendant disputes court’s jurisdiction

The plaintiff underwriters sued for a declaration that two policies of insurance, under which the defendant bank was the assured had been validly avoided, and also claiming repayment of a sum in excess of $28 million which had been paid pursuant to a claim under those policies.