The court set aside an order which had granted leave to serve libel proceedings outside the jurisdiction on the ground that the court was precluded by principles of judicial restraint from embarking on an enquiry into the plaintiff’s grounds for fearing that he would not receive justice in Singapore. Such an order would be a potential embarrassment for this country’s foreign relations with Singapore.
Judges:
Brooke J
Citations:
Times 21-May-1992
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Korea National Insurance Company v Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty Ag ComC 18-Nov-2008
The claimant sought to enforce a judgment for payment of a sum under a policy of insurance. The defendant sought to refuse saying that the policy had been instigated by a fraud perpetrated by the state of North Korea, and or that the judicial system . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Defamation, International
Updated: 14 November 2022; Ref: scu.316672