QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
COMMERCIAL COURT
ON APPEAL FROM
THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
MASTER COOK
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL |
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B e f o r e :
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THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN |
Original Applicant but Respondent to the Appeal |
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THE LONDON STEAM-SHIP OWNERS' MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED |
Original Respondent but Appellant in the Appeal |
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Christopher Hancock QC and Alexander Thompson (instructed by Ince Gordon Dodds LLP) for the Appellant
Hearing date: 24 January 2020
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Mr. Justice Teare:
Disclosure
"In relation to an appeal the appeal court has all the powers of the lower court."
"Are the English Judgments not qualifying judgments within article 34(3) because the English Judgments conflict with Section 3 of Chapter II of the Brussels 1 Regulation ? In particular …(b) Is the respondent [Spain] entitled to rely on the exclusive rules for jurisdiction in Section 3 of Chapter II. In particular: (i) Is the respondent [Spain] a qualifying party that is entitled to the protective rules in Section 3 ?"
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