Transcontinental Sales Inc. v. Zim Container Service

In Arbitration/Jurisdiction Clauses in Maritime Law on (Updated )

This was a motion for a stay of proceedings on the grounds that a jurisdiction clause in the bills of lading required any disputes to be brought in Israel. The Plaintiff argued that countless claims between the parties in the past had been resolved in Canada and that the Defendant was only seeking procedural advantages. The Court, nevertheless, ordered that the action be stayed.