SARRIO S.A. v. KUWAIT INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
[1998] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 129
HOUSE OF LORDS
Before Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Clyde and Lord Saville
Contract - Jurisdiction - Articles 21 and 22 - Plaintiff agreed to sell to defendants its paper business - Plaintiff alleged defendants’ misstatements induced it to enter into contract - Proceedings brought in Spain and England - Issues as to appropriateness of jurisdiction at common law - Whether English actions should be dismissed or stayed under arts. 21 and/or 22 of Brussels Convention - Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act, 1982.