“…desirability of certainty. As Lord Steyn described the Lugano Convention, it is a “Convention which aims at legal certainty” (Canada Trust v Stolzenberg (No 2) [2002] 1 AC 1 at 12D). A change in conclusion on jurisdiction or admissibility as and when and if developments occur in the course of the particular litigation may lead to u…”
“…Further, the decision of the House of Lords in Canada Trust Co v Stolzenberg (No 2) [2002] 1 AC 1 is highly persuasive as to, if not determinative of, the issue. The question arose as to whether the date for assessing domicile for the purposes of establishi…”
“…The parties are agreed that the relevant principles are those set out by the House of Lords in Johnson v Gore-Wood & Co. Ltd [2002] 1 AC 1, in particular at 30-31 per Lord Bingham of Cornhill in the following well-known passage:…”