United Kingdom non exclusive jurisdiction clauseanti suit injunctiongoverning law

Royal Bank of Canada v Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA

Royal Bank of Canada v Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA [2004] EWCA Civ 7, [2004] 1 Lloyd's Rep 471

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year2004

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A non-exclusive English jurisdiction clause that expressly contemplates parallel proceedings abroad does not displace the parties' chosen governing law and does not by itself justify an anti-suit injunction to restrain foreign proceedings, since pursuing the contractually-sanctioned foreign forum is neither a breach of contract nor vexatious or oppressive conduct.

Area of Law

General

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