De Dampierre v de Dampierre

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
JudgeLord Keith of Kinkel,Lord Brandon of Oakbrook,Lord Templeman,Lord Ackner,Lord Goff of Chieveley
Judgment Date02 April 1987
Judgment citation (vLex)[1987] UKHL J0402-1
Date02 April 1987
CourtHouse of Lords
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150 cases
  • National Iranian Oil Company v Ashland Overseas Trading Ltd
    • Bermuda
    • Court of Appeal (Bermuda)
    • 20 July 1998
    ...forum for the resolution of the dispute between the parties’, depending on the circumstances (see de Dampiere v. de DampiereUNK(1987) 2 All ER 1, at p. 10) the Privy Council has ruled in Societe Aerospatiale v. Lee Kiu Jak(1871) 1 AC 872, 897 that it is of no relevance when there is absolut......
  • Villiers v Villiers
    • United Kingdom
    • Family Court
    • 1 January 2021
  • Re Harrods (Buenos Aires) Ltd (No. 2)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 19 December 1991
  • Holmes v Holmes
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 20 March 1989
    ...proceedings may not be the same as the law in this country. But, to adapt the wording of Lord Goff of Chieveley in De Dampierre [1988] 1 A.C. 92 at page 110 E-F, there is no basis for saying that justice would not be done if she is compelled to pursue her remedies for financial provision in......
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6 books & journal articles
  • FORUM CONVENIENS
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Journal No. 1993, December 1993
    • 1 December 1993
    ...the judgment of Lord Diplock in MacShannon v. Rockware Glass Ltd.[1978] A.C. 795 at 810 to 816. 3. Namely, De Dampierre v. De Dampierre[1988] A.C. 92, “The Abidin Daver”[1984] A.C. 398, MacShannon v. Rockware Glass Ltd.[1978] A.C. 795 and Spiliada Maritime Corporation v. Cansulex Ltd: [1987......
  • Family Law
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review No. 2012, December 2012
    • 1 December 2012
    ...apply to divorce proceedings not governed by intra-European Union legislation on mandatory jurisdiction (see, eg, Dampierre v De Dampierre[1988] 1 AC 92 which applied the test in Spiliada Maritime Corporation v Cansulex Ltd[1987] 1 AC 460 (‘Spiliada’) … … It is undoubtedly true that mainten......
  • Family Law
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review No. 2004, December 2004
    • 1 December 2004
    ...areas have been applied in family disputes. In 2000, Low Wing Hong v Kelso Sharon Leigh[2000] 1 SLR 173 adopted De Dampierre v De Dampierre[1988] AC 92 which applied Spiliada principles (see Spiliada Maritime Corporation v Cansulex Ltd (The Spiliada)[1987] AC 460). This was followed by Mala......
  • Family Law
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review No. 2003, December 2003
    • 1 December 2003
    ...Jakarta involving the same subject matter. The court applied the principles governing forum non conveniens in De Dampierre v De Dampierre[1988] AC 92 (which applied The Spliliada principles to matrimonial cases) and granted a stay of the proceedings. The court found that the daughter”s cult......
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