| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 334 (Jan) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2003] EWHC 11 (Comm) |
| Court: | Commercial Court |
| Judge: | Gross J |
| Representation | Nicholas Hamblen QC and Charles Kimmins (instructed by Clifford Chance) for the applicants. |
| Luke Parsons (instructed by Stephenson Harwood) for the respondent. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 23 January 2003 |
Catchwords
Conflict of laws - Jurisdiction - Non-exclusive jurisdiction clause - Circumstances under which clause not to be enforced.
The Case
In dismissing an application by a defendant for, inter alia, a declaration that the court should decline jurisdiction in favour of Chilean courts, notwithstanding a non-exclusive jurisdiction clause, the Commercial Court reviewed the authorities on the enforceability of such clauses.
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