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Connelly v RTZ Corporation Plc: CA 29 Sep 1995

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 fromConnelly 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

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