BAS CAPITAL FUNDING CORPORATION DEUTSCHE BANK AG LONDON PAINE WEBBER CAPITAL INC. PW EXE LTD. PW PARTNERS 1999 LP v. MEDFINCO LTD. ABACUS HOLDINGS LTD. W GERDES HTC INC. iWORLD GROUP EUROPE HOLDINGS LTD. [2003] EWCH (Ch)

[2004] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 652

CHANCERY DIVISION

Before Mr. Justice Lawrence Collins

Conflict of laws - Jurisdiction - Validity of service of English proceedings in Malta - Whether permission for service abroad validly given - Test for grant of permission for service abroad - Whether claim had reasonable prospect of success - Significance of non-exclusive jurisdiction clause - Whether interim injunction should be granted - Civil Procedure Rules, rr. 6, 6.20, 6.24 and 6.25.