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The Eleftheria

[1970] P 94; [1969] 1 Lloyd's Rep 237 (PDAD)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division), England and Wales
Year1969
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Where a contract provides for the exclusive jurisdiction of a foreign court, the English court will stay an action brought here in breach of that clause unless the claimant shows strong cause why it should not.

Area of Law

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