Forum (Non) Conveniens in England

Ardavan Arzandeh is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol.

1. Introduction
I. The English Forum (Non) Conveniens Doctrine
II. The Objectives of the Book
III. The Structure and Main Contentions of the Book
2. Locating the Place of Forum (Non) Conveniens in the English National Jurisdiction Rules
I. Introduction
II. Jurisdictional Values and Their Significance in Allocating Jurisdiction
III. The Doctrinal Measures for Promoting Jurisdictional Values Under the English National Jurisdiction Rules
IV. Conclusion
3. Forum (Non) Conveniens – The Past
I. Introduction
II. The Emergence and Development of the Practice of Discretionary (Non-)Exercise of Jurisdiction in England in the Nineteenth Century
III. The Developments at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: The Flowering of a ‘British’ Approach to Discretionary Non-Exercise of Jurisdiction
IV. The Developments in the Middle Third of the Twentieth Century: The Emergence in England of a Plaintiff -Centric Approach to Staying of Proceedings
V. Developments in England in the 1970s and 1980s: The Gradual Departure from St Pierre
VI. Conclusion
4. Forum (Non) Conveniens – The Present
I. Introduction
II. Post-Spiliada Doctrinal Developments
III. The Spiliada Doctrine’s Global Influence
IV. The Spiliada Doctrine’s Scope of Application
V. Conclusion
5. Forum (Non) Conveniens – The Future
I. Introduction
II. A Brief Outline of the Spiliada Test
III. The Spiliada Test’s Positive Reception
IV. Problems with the Application of the Spiliada Test
V. The Case for Revising Spiliada’s Second Limb
VI. The Way Forward
VII. Conclusion
6. Conclusions