Shevill v Presse Alliance SA

Subject Matter

PRACTICE — Stay of proceedings — Jurisdiction under European Convention — Libel action in England against French publisher of newspaper distributed in several contracting states — Small circulation in United Kingdom — Claim restricted to publication in England — Whether having jurisdiction to entertain claim — Appropriate forum for action — Location of “place where the harmful event occurred” — Law applicable for determining existence and extent of harm — Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982, Sch 1, art 5(3)

[1996] AC 959; [1992] 2 WLR 1; [1992] 1 All ER 409; The Times, 13 March 1991, CA

(Case C-68/93); EU:C:1995:61; [1995] 2 AC 18; [1995] 2 WLR 499; [1995] All ER (EC) 289; [1995] ECR I-415, ECJ

[1996] AC 959; [1996] 3 WLR 420; [1996] 3 All ER 929, HL(E)

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