Bowport Ltd v Alloy Yachts International Ltd - [2004] 1 NZLR 361

Arbitration — Agreement to arbitrate — Whether claims within arbitration agreement — Whether arbitration agreement governed by 1908 or 1996 Arbitration Act — Whether agreement to arbitrate inoperative — Whether plaintiff a “consumer” — Arbitration Act 1996, ss 11 and 19(3).

Conflict of laws — Jurisdiction — Whether employment contract governed by New Zealand law — Whether High Court proper forum — Employment Relations Act 2000.