United Kingdom Leading Case uncategorized

MacShannon v Rockware Glass Ltd

[1978] AC 795 (HL)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1978

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A stay of English proceedings may be granted where the defendant shows another available forum is distinctly more appropriate, provided the plaintiff would lose no legitimate personal or juridical advantage by the stay.

Area of Law

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