Australia Leading Case uncategorized

Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Co Inc v Fay

[1988] HCA 32; (1988) 165 CLR 197

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1988

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An Australian court will stay local proceedings on forum grounds only where it is shown to be a 'clearly inappropriate forum' for the dispute, a test deliberately distinct from the English Spiliada 'more appropriate forum' test.

Area of Law

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