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Yusen Air & Sea Service (S) Pte Ltd v KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

[1999] 2 SLR(R) 955 (also reported [1999] 4 SLR 21)
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore
Year1999
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Where a plaintiff sues the same defendant in two jurisdictions over the same subject matter, the court may require the plaintiff to elect which proceedings to pursue and may grant an anti-suit injunction to give effect to the election.

Area of Law

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