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Maharanee Of Baroda V Wildenstein
''HRH the Maharanee of Baroda v Wildenstein'',''Maharanee of Baroda v Wildenstein'' [1972] 2 Queens Bench Law Reports, QB 283, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Court of Appeal (England and Wales). was a decision of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, English Court of Appeal relating to the conflict of laws, and specifically whether the English courts should take jurisdiction in relation to a claim which had no substantial connections with England on the basis that the defendant was served with proceedings during a brief visit to the country. The case was decided before the modern development of the doctrine of ''forum non conveniens'' and the decision of the Judicial functions of the House of Lords, House of Lords in ''Spiliada Maritime Corp v Cansulex Ltd'',. and is no longer considered to be good law in that regard. The case is often still referred to by way of illustration to the parochial and slightly paternalistic view previously taken by the English courts in re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of Appeal Of England And Wales
The Court of Appeal (formally "His Majesty's Court of Appeal in England", commonly cited as "CA", "EWCA" or "CoA") is the highest court within the Courts of England and Wales#Senior Courts of England and Wales, Senior Courts of England and Wales, and second in the legal system of England and Wales only to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The Court of Appeal was created in 1875, and today comprises 39 Lord Justices of Appeal and Lady Justices of Appeal. The court has two divisions, Criminal and Civil, led by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls, Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England respectively. Criminal appeals are heard in the Criminal Division, and civil appeals in the Civil Division. The Criminal Division hears appeals from the Crown Court, while the Civil Division hears appeals from the County Court (England and Wales), County Court, High Court of Justice and Family Court (England and Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |