Stay of proceedings against anchor defendant results in setting aside of permission to serve out of jurisdiction (English High Court) | Practical Law

Stay of proceedings against anchor defendant results in setting aside of permission to serve out of jurisdiction (English High Court) | Practical Law

In Microsoft Mobile OY (Ltd) v Sony Europe Ltd and others [2017] EWHC 374 (Ch), the English High Court considered applications to stay proceedings pursuant to section 9 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 and to set aside service out of the jurisdiction.

Stay of proceedings against anchor defendant results in setting aside of permission to serve out of jurisdiction (English High Court)

by Karen Maxwell (Barrister), 20 Essex Street
Published on 08 Mar 2017 • England, Wales
In Microsoft Mobile OY (Ltd) v Sony Europe Ltd and others [2017] EWHC 374 (Ch), the English High Court considered applications to stay proceedings pursuant to section 9 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 and to set aside service out of the jurisdiction.
Note: For further discussion of this judgment, see also Blog post, Staying competition claims: a consideration of Microsoft v Sony.