Re Norton's Settlement. Norton v Norton
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1908 |
| Year | 1908 |
| Court | Court of Appeal |
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Beades v Ireland
...course of his written submissions acknowledged that motivation can have a bearing as he referred to the decision of Norton v. Norton [1908] 1 Ch. 471 in which it was explained that a case may be an abuse of process where the plaintiff has commenced the action in order to gain 'some unfair ......
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The Atlantic Star; Atlantic Star (Owners) v Bona Spes (Owners)
...might have been such as to give advantages to the defendants. Both in Thornton v. Thornton 11 P.D. 176 and In re Norton's Settlement [1908] 1 Ch. 471, the test of mere balance of convenience was not accepted. In the latter case a stay of proceedings in England was granted because the Englis......
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The Atlantic Star; Atlantic Star (Owners) v Bona Spes (Owners)
...might have been such as to give advantages to the defendants. Both in Thornton v. Thornton 11 P.D. 176 and In re Norton's Settlement [1908] 1 Ch. 471, the test of mere balance of convenience was not accepted. In the latter case a stay of proceedings in England was granted because the Englis......
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The Atlantic Star; Atlantic Star (Owners) v Bona Spes (Owners)
...an unworthy motive, such as to vex or harass his opponent: see Logan v. Bank of Scotland (n C. 2) (1906) 1 K. B. 141Norton v. Norton (1908) 1 Ch. 471 Nor must he act oppressively he must not, in seeking justice himself, treat the defendant unjustly. At any rate, the Judges will not allow hi......
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...or cause injustice to the plaintiff ought to be granted. See Norton v. Norton (1907) 2 CH. 22, Norton Settlement In re Norton v. Norton (1908) 1 CH. 471. In the Nigerian case of Okafor v. Nnaife (1987) 4 N.W.L.R. (Pt. 64) 129 at 136 Oputa, J.S.C. dealing with an application for stay of exec......