MERCEDES-BENZ A.G. v. HERBERT HEINZ HORST LEIDUCK

[1995] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 417

THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL

Before Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Mustill, Lord Slynn of Hadley, Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead and Lord Hoffmann

Practice - Mareva injunction - Territorial jurisdiction - Dispute between German corporation and company resident in Hong Kong and defendant - German corporation brought civil proceedings in Monaco against defendant - German corporation applied to Courts of Hong Kong for Mareva injunction against defendant - Whether Hong Kong Courts had jurisdiction to grant Mareva injunction in aid of judgment being sought in foreign Court - Hong Kong R.S.C., O. 11, r. 1(1)(b),(m).