The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[2003] QB 1160
Court of Appeal
Anton Durbeck GmbH
v
Den Norske Bank ASA
[2003] EWCA Civ 147
2003 Feb 3
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers MR, Brooke and Laws LJJ
Conflict of laws
— Jurisdiction under European Convention
— Branch of overseas company
— Norwegian bank with London branch
— Dispute arising out of operations of branch
— Action in tort brought against bank in England
— Harmful events occurring outside jurisdiction on instructions of London branch
— Whether dispute “arising out of … operations of … branch”
— Whether English court having jurisdiction to entertain claim
— Whether claim to be stayed on grounds of forum non conveniens
—
Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c 27), s. 3A(1), Sch. 3C, art 5(5) (as inserted by Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991 (c 12), s. 1(1)(3), Sch. 1)
Ships' names
— Tropical Reefer
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