LAFI OFFICE AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS S.L. v. MERIDEN ANIMAL HEALTH LTD.

[2000] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 51

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISIONCAMBRIDGE DISTRICT REGISTRY

Before Mr. Christopher Symons, Q.C. (sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court)

Sale of goods - Stay of action - Jurisdiction - Forum non conveniens - Contract for supply of chemical - Non-payment - Proceedings brought in Spain and England - Whether defendants’ terms and conditions applied - Whether English Courts had exclusive jurisdiction - Whether proceedings should be stayed - Whether Court empowered to adjourn or stay proceedings as part of its case management powers - Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act, 1982, s. 49, Schedule, arts. 2, 17, 21, 22.