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Owusu v Jackson

[2005] QB 801
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year2005
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Under the Brussels regime, a member-state court could not stay on forum non conveniens grounds where the defendant was EU-domiciled.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — forum-non-conveniens

Related Cases

The “Kriti Palm” [2006] EWCA Civ 1601; [2007] 1 Lloyd's Rep 555
Lubbe v Cape plc [2000] 1 WLR 1545
The Abidin Daver [1984] AC 398

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