- Cited — Koza Ltd & Anor. v Koza Altin Işletmeleri AS 2022-10-07
“…[1982] AC 888, is the basis of Lord Diplock's dictum in…”
- Cited — Heathrow Airport Ltd & Ors v Her Majesty's Treasury (Rev 1) 2021-05-21
“… international treaties has traditionally been viewed as a principle of judicial restraint and abstention. Lord Wilberforce in Buttes Gas and Oil Co. v. Hammer [1982] AC 888 (“Buttes Gas”) at page [931G], in the single judgment of the House, stated that for a Court to "adjudicate upon the transactions of foreign sovereign states" w…”
- Distinguished — Ukraine v The Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc (Rev 1) 2018-09-14
“…sticiable, the judge erred in not staying the proceedings and wrongly distinguished the decision of the House of Lords in Buttes Gas and Oil Co v Hammer (No 3) [1982] AC 888.…”
- Cited — Ukraine v The Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc (Rev 1) 2018-09-14
“…rectly affecting the United Kingdom's relations with foreign states. So far as it was based on the separation of powers, Buttes Gas and Oil Co v Hammer (No. 3) [1982] AC 888, 935–937 is the leading case in this category, although the boundaries of the category of “transactions” of states which will engage the doctrine now are a goo…”
- Cited — Ukraine v The Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc (Rev 1) 2018-09-14
“… is not a case of an absence of “judicial or manageable standards by which to judge” the relevant issues, to use the language of Lord Wilberforce in Buttes Gas [1982] AC 888 at p. 938B. Ukraine’s case is based on alleged threats to violate international treaties and obligations. There is no inherent insuperable difficulty in the co…”
- Cited — Ukraine v The Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc (Rev 1) 2018-09-14
“… of the executive government, which has the primary responsibility for carrying on those affairs: see Shergill v Khaira at [42], set out above; also Buttes Gas [1982] AC 888 at p. 938A. In the present case, there have been statements by Ministers making clear that the United Kingdom regards the activities of Russia in seizing the C…”
- Considered — Ukraine v The Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc (Rev 1) 2018-09-14
“…s did not decide the point regarding the stay of the libel claim ordered in Buttes Gas, it is clear that Lord Wilberforce was expressing his considered view at [1982] AC 888, 938E-F, referred to above, when he said that it would be unjust to allow the claimants to proceed with their claim in circumstances where the defence of justi…”