“…Lugano II is to be given an autonomous interpretation to ensure its uniform application(JSC BTA Bank v. Khrapunov and Ablyazov (No 14) [2018] UKSC 19, [2020] AC 727 (Ablyazov) per Lord Sumption and Lord Lloyd-Jones at [32]). The exceptions to the general rule that defendants are to be sued in their state of domicile are to…”
“…Second, Mr Hancock relied on the decision of the Supreme Court in JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov (No. 14) [2018] UKSC 19, [2020] AC 727 that contempt of court can constitute unlawful means for the purpose of the tort of conspiracy to injure, including the comment of Lord Sumption and Lord Lloyd…”
“…al or substantial cause of the environmental damage”. That suggests that a comparison of causative potency is required. JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2018] UKSC 19, [2020] AC 727, on the other hand, holds that identification of “the event giving rise to the damage” when that concept is used in the context of Article 5 of the Lugano Conv…”