3PB's Katie Lee reviews a recent TCC judgement concerning the doctrine of forum non conveniens and the application of Article 4 of the recast Brussels Regulation to a dispute with a Zambian element.

28th June 2016

Katie Lee reviews Lungowe & Ors v. Vedanta Resources PLC & Konkola Coppers Mines PLC [2016] EWHC 975 (TCC) in which the TCC has come down in favour of England as the most convenient forum for the resolution of a dispute which had a mostly Zambian element. A number of arguments were made by two wealthy corporations designed to try and push the proceedings back to Zambia where they arguably had better prospects of disposing of the claims. However, Mr Justice Coulson, it could be argued, came through for the little guys.