Forum Non Conveniens
History, Global Practice, and Future under the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
Brand, Ronald A.
Professor of Law and Director of Center for International Legal Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Jablonski, Scott R.
The Law Firm of Scott R. Jablonski, P.L., Miami Beach, Florida
Print publication date: 2007 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2009 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-532927-8 doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195329278.003.0002 |
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This chapter sets out the history of the development of the doctrine of forum non conveniens in the United Kingdom, from its creation in Scotland to its current day status in the United Kingdom. It reviews the major cases that have developed the doctrine, explains the current approach in U.K. courts, and details the impact of the European Union's Brussels Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments on the application of the doctrine in the United Kingdom.
Keywords: forum non conveniens, Spiliada, Brussels Regulation, Owusu, declining jurisdiction,
doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195329278.003.0002
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CHAPTER 2 The United Kingdom
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