Citi-March Ltd v Neptune Orient Lines Ltd: 1996

Colman J regarded separate trials in England and Singapore as not only inconvenient but also a potential source of injustice and made an order intended to achieve a composite trial in London despite a Singaporean exclusive jurisdiction clause

Judges:

Colman J

Citations:

[1996] 1 WLR 1367, [1996] 2 All ER 545

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedDonohue v Armco Inc and others HL 13-Dec-2001
The appellant had sought injunctions against the respondent US companies to restrain their commencing proceedings in the US against him. The parties had negotiated for the purchase of the run-off liabilities of a defunct insurance company. . .
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Updated: 03 November 2022; Ref: scu.181224