Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (c. 27)

Part V U.K. Supplementary and General Provisions

Other supplementary provisions U.K.

49 Saving for powers to stay, sist, strike out or dismiss proceedings. U.K.

Nothing in this Act shall prevent any court in the United Kingdom from staying, sisting, striking out or dismissing any proceedings before it, on the ground of forum non conveniens or otherwise, where to do so is not inconsistent with the 1968 Convention [F1 or, as the case may be, the Lugano Convention].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 49 inserted (1.5.1992) by Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1991 (c. 12, SIF 45:3), s. 3, Sch. 2 para. 24 (with s. 4); S.I. 1992/745, art. 2.