Anti-suit injunctions: delay

ADM Asia-Pacific Trading Pte Ltd v PT Budi Semesta Satria [2016] EWHC 1427 (Comm), a decision of Phillips J, is a further illustration of the point that the court may refuse to grant an anti-suit injunction to a party who delays unnecessarily in seeking relief. That is the case even where there is a good tactical reason for the delay: international comity is a key consideration here.

ADM : the facts