Index card British Airways Board v Laker Airways Ltd

Hearings

England & Wales

27 Jul 1983 [1984] QB 142; [1983] 3 WLR 544; [1983] 3 All ER 375, CA

10 Nov 1983 (pet all) [1985] AC 58; [1983] 1 WLR 1293; [1984] 3 WLR 413; [1984] 3 All ER 39, HL(E)

Additional names

British Caledonian Airways Ltd v Laker Airways Ltd

Laker Airways Ltd, Ex parte

Laker Airways Ltd v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

R v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Ex parte Laker Airways Ltd

Subject Matter

AIRCRAFT — International agreements — Bermuda Agreement between UK and US Governments — Antitrust action in United States between United Kingdom designated airlines — Whether restrainable in England — Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980, s 1(1)(a) — Protection of Trading Interests (US Antitrust Measures) Order 1983

[1984] QB 142; [1985] AC 58; [1983] 3 WLR 544; [1984] 3 WLR 413

INJUNCTION — Jurisdiction to grant — Restraint of foreign proceedings — United Kingdom airline's antitrust action in United States — No alternative English forum — Secretary of State's intervention — Compliance with United States court's orders prevented — Whether injunction necessary to avoid injustice — Whether “measures … under the law” includes statutory provisions — Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980, ss 1(1)(2)(3), 2(1)(2)(3)(5), 5, 6 — Protection of Trading Interests (US Antitrust Measures) Order 1983

[1984] QB 142; [1985] AC 58; [1983] 3 WLR 544; [1984] 3 WLR 413

Appellate History

British Airways Board v Laker Airways Ltd [1984] QB 142; [1983] 3 WLR 544; [1983] 3 All ER 375, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed on the appeals and affirmed in the refusal of judicial review

British Airways Board v Laker Airways Ltd [1985] AC 58; [1983] 1 WLR 1293; [1984] 3 WLR 413; [1984] 3 All ER 39, HL(E)

Commentary

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