On 19 July 2019, DLA Piper successfully obtained a final
anti-suit injunction order in the High Court before His Honourable
Mr Justice Jacobs.
The case raised a number of complex jurisdictional issues in
circumstances where the defendant had already issued and serve
proceedings in Israel, in breach of an exclusive jurisdiction
clause contained in two separate contractual documents. The High
Court emphatically rejected the defendant's arguments and
reinforced the message that the English courts will uphold the
principles of anti-suit relief subject to the usual tests being
satisfied.
This judgment will be of particular interest to practitioners
and clients alike who undertake cross-border work. In particular,
the judgment raises important practical issues for practitioners
and clients to be aware of when seeking anti-suit relief,
particularly relating to the speed at which such relief is sought
and the approach that an applicant should take in relation
