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European Communities L-2925 Luxembourg |
PROTOCOL 2 ANNEXED TO THE LUGANO CONVENTION |
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Library, Research and Documentation |
Recent case-law relating to the Brussels and Lugano Conventions on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial matters |
Convention |
| Court | : | Supreme Court |  |
| Date | : | 06.03.1998 |
| Parties | : | Intermetal Group Ltd and Trans-World (Steel) Ltd / Worslade Trading Ltd |
| Publications | : | International Litigation Procedure 1998 p.765-781
The Bar Review 1998 Vol.3 p.332-333 |
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| E-02.01 | Brussels Convention - Jurisdiction - General provisions - Jurisdiction of the courts of the State where the defendant is domiciled - Power of an Irish court seized under Article 2 of the Convention to stay proceedings in favour of Non-Contracting State (Russia) more closely connected to the case - Principle of United Kingdom and Irish law called "forum non conveniens" - Incidence of the Brussels Convention on applicability of principle in relations between Contracting and Non-Contracting States - Absence
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| E-71.03 | Brussels Convention - Requests for preliminary rulings - Obligation to request a preliminary ruling - Exception - Matter of interpretation of the Convention not necessary to the solution of the dispute - No request
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| Annex | : | Decision in the original language (English) |
