ORANGE TRANSGROUP LTD V SHEIN DISTRIBUTION UK LTD

[2025] EWHC 2966 (KB), King's Bench Division, Mr Justice Dexter Dias, 13 November 2025

Arbitration – Application for stay of proceedings – Whether necessary for defendant to contest jurisdiction of the court – Anti-arbitration injunction – Case management stay – Arbitration Act 1996, section 9 – CPR Parts 11 and 62

The claimants brought proceedings for breach of contract. The defendant asserted that the contract contained an arbitration clause and applied for a stay of the proceedings under section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996.