Attorney-General v Mobil Oil NZ Ltd - [1989] 2 NZLR 649

Arbitration — Stay of proceedings — International investment dispute — Crown and defendant were parties to an agreement which provided for disputes to be settled by international arbitration — Dispute arose and defendant referred the matter to arbitration — Crown issued proceedings seeking an injunction to prevent arbitration — Defendant sought a stay of proceedings — Whether grounds for a stay had been made out by defendant — Whether, in exercise of discretion, a stay should be granted — Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1979, s 8.