Availability of legal aid to a party is not a relevant consideration to rules of forum non conveniens.
Citations:
Independent 29-Sep-1995, Times 20-Oct-1995
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Connelly v RTZ Corporation Plc and others HL 24-Jul-1997
The availability of legal aid to a party is not part of criteria for choosing jurisdiction save in exceptional circumstances.
Lord Goff discussed the Spiliada case: ‘the burden of proof rests on the defendant to persuade the court to exercise . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Litigation Practice, Jurisdiction, Legal Aid
Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.79443
