Nordenfelt (Pauper) v Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company, Ltd
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Court | House of Lords |
| Judgment Date | 31 July 1894 |
| Judgment citation (vLex) | [1894] UKHL J0731-1 |
Nordenfelt (Pauper)
and
Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company, Limited.
[1894] UKHL J0731-1
House of Lords
1
Whereas, Friday, the 13th day of April last, was appointed for hearing Counsel, upon the Petition and Appeal of Thorsten Nordenfelt, of No. 8, Rue Auber, Paris, in the Republic of France, Esquire, praying, That the matter of the Order set forth in the Schedule thereto, namely, an Order of Her Majesty's Court of Appeal, of the 19th of December 1892, might be reviewed before Her Majesty the Queen in Her Court of Parliament, and that the said Order...
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Restraints of trade in commercial documents must be reasonable
...interests of the parties and is reasonable in the interests of the public: Nordenfelt v The Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Co Ltd [1894] AC 535; Amoco Australia Pty Ltd v Rocca Bros Motor Engineering Co Pty Ltd (1973) 133 CLR 288; [1973] HCA 40; Peters (WA) Ltd v Petersville Ltd (2001......
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Canada
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RACE-ING ANTITRUST.
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