Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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LUBBE AND OTHERS v. CAPE PLC AFRIKA AND OTHERS v. SAME

[2000] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 383

HOUSE OF LORDS

Before Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Steyn, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hope of Craighead and Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough

Practice - Stay of action - Forum non conveniens - Group action - Claims by employees of South African subsidiaries of defendant company in respect of asbestos related diseases brought in England - Whether litigation could only be handled as a group action - Whether another available forum clearly and distinctly more appropriate for trial of action - Whether abuse of process - Whether action should be stayed.

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