Australia Leading Case anti suitinherent jurisdictionvexatious oppressive

CSR Ltd v Cigna Insurance Australia Ltd

[1997] HCA 33; (1997) 189 CLR 345

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1997

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Anti-suit injunctions rest on two distinct bases - the court's inherent power to protect the integrity of its own processes and abuse of process, and equity's power to restrain unconscionable/vexatious or oppressive foreign litigation - the latter engaging the Voth forum test.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure, Conflicts & Arbitration

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