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Ltd v Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Sabah Shipyard (Pakistan) Ltd v Islamic Republic of Pakistan [2002] EWCA Civ 1643
Key Principle
A non-exclusive jurisdiction clause may, on its true construction, confer an exclusive right on one party to choose the forum while precluding the other party from commencing proceedings elsewhere, so as to support an anti-suit injunction restraining foreign proceedings; and a State's contractual consent to English jurisdiction and waiver of sovereign immunity can extend to the grant of such injunctive relief against it.
Area of Law
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