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Procedure: A right royal dispute
David Sawtell reports on a recent case concerning a steadfast notice of discontinuance ‘A waiver of sovereign immunity by submission to the jurisdiction of the court must be irrevocable. It cannot be partial or temporary: it must continue until the proceedings have run their course.’ The story began on 20 September 1948, in the year …
Cases Referenced
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- Castanho v Brown & Root (UK) Ltd [1981] AC 557
- High Commissioner for Pakistan in the United Kingdom v National Westminster Bank plc [2015] EWHC 55 (Ch)
- Rahimtoola v Nizam of Hyderabad [1958] AC 379
- Sheltam Rail Co (Pty) Ltd v Mirambo Holdings Ltd & anor [2008] EWHC 829 (Comm)
- Yendall v Commonwealth of Australia (1984) 107 ILR 590