Balance of Convenience in UK Law

  • American Cyanamid Company v Ethicon Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 10 Febrero 1975
  • Fellowes & Son v Fisher
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 02 Mayo 1975
    ... ... the plaintiffs had made out a prima facie case: and then, on the balance of convenience, granted an Interlocutory Injunction. The hearing before ... ...
  • N.W.L. Ltd v Woods
    • House of Lords
    • 25 Octubre 1979
    ... ... vessels which sail under what it describes as "flags of convenience"—an expression which it uses with a much extended meaning as covering ... dispute, are three factors which, in combination would make the balance of convenience come down heavily in favour of granting an interlocutory ... ...
  • Hubbard v Pitt
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 13 Mayo 1975
    ... ... not to consider the strength of each party's case, but only the balance of convenience. And that in general the balance of convenience was to ... ...
  • Lansing Linde Ltd v Kerr
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 10 Octubre 1990
    ... ... (5) Taking that into account with other aspects of the balance of convenience, the judge would not grant an injunction ... ...
  • R v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame Ltd (No 2)
    • House of Lords
    • 11 Octubre 1990
    ... ... v. Ethicon Ltd. [1975] A.C. 396 ... In deciding on a balance of convenience whether or not to make an interim injunction the court is ... ...
  • The Abidin Daver
    • House of Lords
    • 26 Enero 1984
    ... ... So far as witnesses on the Turkish side are concerned, the convenience and economy of having the action tried in the nearby Turkish court of ... arising out of the collision has no effect in tilting the balance in favour of continuing the English action by the Cuban shipowners ... ...
  • Brink's Mat Ltd v Elcombe
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 12 Junio 1987
    ... ... purchase price was payable as to £135,000 on 31st July and the balance on 1st May 1987. On 29th July 1986 Selective contracted to sell Cyclops ... so on the substantial merits of the case or on the balance of convenience ... 117 Though in the present case I agree that there was some ... ...
  • The Atlantic Star; Atlantic Star (Owners) v Bona Spes (Owners)
    • House of Lords
    • 10 Abril 1973
    ... ... : "I have no doubt at all that, so far as convenience is concerned, the Commercial Court of Antwerp is by far the more ... think that it would have been held that on a consideration of the balance of convenience a trial in the Belgian Courts would be more appropriate ... ...
  • Patel v W. H. Smith (Eziot) Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 28 Enero 1987
    ... ... The Balance of Convenience is therefore against the making of the injunction." ... ...
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