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In this matter, the applicants (“ the Croda Parties ”) seek interim anti-suit injunctions (“ ASI ”s)
In this matter, the applicants (“the Croda Parties”) seek interim anti-suit injunctions (“ASI”s):
requiring the Respondents (“the Agform Parties”) to withdraw proceedings they have commenced against the Croda Parties in Delaware; and
prohibiting the Agform Parties from taking any steps to re-file or pursue the claims which are the subject of the Delaware proceedings.
The application has been brought on notice on an urgent basis, with the hearing on Thursday 18 September 2025, and a ruling required prior to 22 September 2025 when the next step in the Delaware Proceedings is scheduled to take place. As a result, this judgment has been prepared under some pressure of time.
- Heading
- In this matter, the applicants (“ the Croda Parties ”) seek interim anti-suit injunctions (“ ASI ”s)
- The background
- The applicable legal principles
- Where the proceedings to be restrained are vexatious and oppressive
- The principles applicable on the hearing of an interim ASI
- Croda Europe’s claim for ASI relief against ATL
- Do the EJCs apply to the claims by ATL against Croda Europe in the Delaware Proceedings?
- Has Croda Europe shown a high degree of probability that AgLLC is asserting claims in the Delaware Proceedings which were derived from AL or ATL and which are subject to the EJCs as between ATL/AL and
- Has ATL shown strong reasons to refuse the relief sought by Croda Europe?
- Claims on the vexatious and oppressive basis
- The form of the Complaint
- Conclusions