United Kingdom Leading Case uncategorized

Castanho v Brown & Root (UK) Ltd

[1981] AC 557; [1980] 3 WLR 991; [1981] 1 All ER 143 (HL)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1980

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The court has an inherent power to restrain a party from pursuing foreign proceedings, but only where to do so is necessary to prevent injustice; the power is exercised with caution.

Area of Law

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