ET PLUS SA v WELTER

[2006] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 251

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Gross

Conflict of laws - Arbitration - Stay of proceedings - Arbitration in Paris concerning alleged breach of distribution agreement - Claims brought in England in respect of breach of the agreement and against individual employees - Scope of arbitration clause - Whether court had jurisdiction over claims against individual employees domiciled outside England and within the EU - Whether claims should be stayed pending arbitration on case management grounds - Arbitration Act 1996, section 9, Council Regulation 44/2001, article 6, Treaty of Rome, article 81.