The Anti-Suit Injunction

Johan Meeusen, The Journal of International Maritime Law We whole heartedly recommend the second edition of Thomas Raphael's book on the anti suit injunction to all readers interested in international litigation, whether from a practical or an academic perspective.


The Commonwealth Lawyer It is now over a decade since the first edition of this pioneering work made its appearance. During that time it has established itself an authoritative source of guidance on the often difficult subject of anti-suit injunctions and has been relied upon by both lawyers and judges alike.

Thomas Raphael QC is a barrister at 20 Essex Street. He has a busy practice in the fields of general commercial law and private international law, with a particular focus on banking, financial services, shipping, commodities, offshore energy, insurance and reinsurance, and a growing practice in cross-over cases involving intellectual property, competition law, and commercial law

1: Introduction 2: The History of an Unusual Remedy 3: Power, Nature, and Form 4: Injunctions to Restrain Proceedings Abroad: General Principles 5: Non-Contractual and Anti-Suit Injunctions 6: Injunctions in Relation to Proceedings in England and Wales 7: Anti-Suit Injunctions and Exclusive Forum Clauses 8: Strong Reasons and Discretion 9: Non-Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses 10: Quasi-Contractual Anti-Suit Injunction 11: Injunctions to Restrain Arbitration Proceedings 12: Anti-Suit Injunctions and European Jurisdictional Law 13: Interim Anti-Suit Injunctions 14: Claims for Damages 15: Alternative Remedies 16: The Framework of Jurisdictional law 17: Jurisdiction under the Brussels-Lugano Regime 18: Jurisdiction under the Common Law Rules 19: Singapore Law 20: New Zealand Law