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High Court stays proceedings on basis that England is not a convenient forum
Practical Law UK Legal Update 5-525-5381 (Approx. 4 pages)
High Court stays proceedings on basis that England is not a convenient forum
by Michael James, barrister and author.
In Mengiste and another v Endowment Fund for The Rehabilitation of Tigray and others [2013] EWHC 599 (Ch), the court considered whether to grant a stay of English proceedings in favour of the Ethiopian courts.
Note, in Mengiste and another v Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray and others [2014] EWHC 4196 (Ch), Peter Smith J upheld the stay and dealt with other issues.
The decision of Peter Smith J was upheld by the Court of Appeal in Mengiste and another v Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray and others [2017] EWCA Civ 1326 (Ch). For more information, see Legal update, Court of Appeal upholds decision refusing to lift stay of English proceedings in favour of Ethiopian courts.
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Published on 03-Apr-2013
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