Seaconsar Far East Ltd v Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
JudgeLord Templeman,Lord Griffiths,Lord Goff of Chieveley,Lord Browne-Wilkinson,Lord Mustill
Judgment Date14 October 1993
Judgment citation (vLex)[1993] UKHL J1014-1
CourtHouse of Lords
Date14 October 1993
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309 cases
  • Alliance Bank JSC v Aquanta Corporation and Others
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court)
    • 14 December 2011
    ...with a court considering the first of the three requirements laid down by Seaconsar Far East Ltd v Bank of Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran [1994] 1 AC 438 is that in paragraph 71 of the judgment of Lord Collins in AK Investment CJFC v Kyrgyz Mobil Tel Ltd [2011] UKPC 7, namely that "the claima......
  • The Republic of Angola (2) (Acting by and Through the Ministry of Finance of Angola) v Perfectbit Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court)
    • 26 April 2018
    ...to counterclaim) out of the jurisdiction, the claimant (or counterclaimant) has to satisfy three requirements: Seaconsar Far East Ltd v Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran [1994] 1 AC 438, 453–457. First, the claimant must satisfy the court that in relation to the foreign defendant there is ......
  • Bank of Baroda v Vysya Bank Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court)
    • Invalid date
  • Bancredit Cayman v Pellerano
    • Cayman Islands
    • Grand Court (Cayman Islands)
    • 10 June 2010
    ... ... in the Dominican Republic-because the bank was a Cayman company, the applicable law on the ... (6) Seaconsar Far East Ltd. v. Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami ... v. Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran (6). On behalf of Mr. Pellerano, it is said that ... ...
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6 books & journal articles
  • Choice of Law in Tort—Blending in with the Landscape of the Conflict of Laws?
    • United Kingdom
    • Wiley The Modern Law Review No. 61-1, January 1998
    • 1 January 1998
    ...171 CLR 538, 568–569. It would, however, be desirable that the chosenplace be the same for jurisdictional and choice of law purposes.39 [1994] 1 AC 438.40 n 36 above.The Modern Law Review [Vol. 6138 The Modern Law Review Limited At common law it was established in Armagas Ltd vMundogas SA41......
  • RATIONALISING AND SIMPLIFYING THE PRESUMPTION OF SIMILARITY OF LAWS
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Journal No. 2016, December 2016
    • 1 December 2016
    ...1 QB 391; [1989] 3 All ER 14 was not cited to the Court of Appeal. Only Seaconsar Far East Ltd v Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran[1994] 1 AC 438, a contract case, was. Relying on an analogy with the contract cases, the Court of Appeal held that the plaintiff was required to prove the exist......
  • Civil Procedure
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review No. 2000, December 2000
    • 1 December 2000
    ...tried” as to whether the case came within r l(f)(i). The appellants relied on Seaconsar Far East Ltd v Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran[1994] 1 AC 438 which was a case under r l(e). However, the Court of Appeal, in disagreeing with the appellants, pointed out that there was no dispute in S......
  • Fog in the Gateway: Brownlie v Four Seasons Holdings Inc
    • United Kingdom
    • Wiley The Modern Law Review No. 82-2, March 2019
    • 1 March 2019
    ...the English Courts’ (2015) 86 BYBIL 6.6 Civil Procedure Rules 1998, rule 6.36.7Seaconsar Far East Ltd vBank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran [1994] 1 AC 438 (HL) (Seaconsar).8 In tort claims, 3.1(9) reads: ‘A claim is made in tort where — (a) damage was sustained, or willbe sustained, within th......
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