It is recognised to be improper for a court in one jurisdiction to declare that a foreign court does not have jurisdiction, when acting under its own rules and procedures, and in the absence of a contract clause specifying the jurisdiction.
Citations:
Times 15-Apr-1999
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appealed to – Turner v Grovit and others CA 28-May-1999
A court has an inherent power to injunct a party not to institute or continue proceedings abroad, where they appear intended purely to harass another party in proceedings here. The two actions here were based upon the ‘same contractual relationship’ . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Turner v Grovit and others CA 28-May-1999
A court has an inherent power to injunct a party not to institute or continue proceedings abroad, where they appear intended purely to harass another party in proceedings here. The two actions here were based upon the ‘same contractual relationship’ . .
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Jurisdiction
Updated: 30 May 2022; Ref: scu.90029