Tanagba & Ors v. Pipinos Shipping Co. Ltd. (The Christos) - Supreme Court of Cyprus - (1981) 1 CLR 255

Claim for arrears of wages - Whether action should be stayed

The plaintiff seamen brought an action in Cyprus against the owners of the Christos for arrears of wages. The owners, a limited company registered in Cyprus, applied for the proceedings to be stayed on the ground that the contract of employment contained an exclusive jurisdiction clause providing that such contract should be governed exclusively by Greek law, “. . . resort to any foreign Courts and to any foreign law being prohibited and expressly ruled out.” The owners’ application was based on certain rules of the Cyprus Admiralty Jurisdiction Order 1893 and on the practice and the inherent powers of the Admiralty Court.