Entries by Gilles Cuniberti

West Tankers and Indian Courts

What is the territorial scope of West Tankers? It certainly applies within the European Union, but does it prevent English Courts from enjoining parties to litigate outside of Europe? In a judgment published yesterday (Shashou & Ors v Sharma ([2009] EWHC 957 (Comm)), Cook J. ruled that West Tankers is irrelevant when the injunction enjoins […]