United Kingdom Leading Case uncategorized

St Pierre v South American Stores (Gath & Chaves) Ltd

[1936] 1 KB 382 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (England and Wales)

Year1936

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An English court will not stay an action properly brought before it as of right unless the defendant proves the action is oppressive or vexatious or an abuse of process, and a stay would not work injustice to the plaintiff; mere balance of convenience is not enough.

Area of Law

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Statoil ASA v Louis Dreyfus Energy Services LP (The Harriette N) [2008] EWHC 2257 (Comm); [2008] 2 Lloyd's Rep 685; [2009] 1 All ER (Comm) 1035

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