Origin Eighteenth-century Scots law, with an early precursor in the 1610 case Vernor v Elvies.
Forum non conveniens is a doctrine of civil procedure allowing a court that otherwise has jurisdiction over a case to decline to hear it, or to dismiss it, on the ground that another court or forum is significantly better suited to try the dispute, typically because the parties, witnesses and evidence have little genuine connection to the forum where the case was filed. The doctrine originated in eighteenth-century Scots law, with the 1610 case Vernor v Elvies an early precursor, before being absorbed into English common law and, from there, into the law of the United States and other common law jurisdictions.
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Origin PeriodEighteenth-century Scots law, with an early precursor in the 1610 case Vernor v Elvies. 1 Core PrincipleA court acknowledges that another forum where the case might have been brought is a more appropriate venue, and on that basis dismisses or stays the case even though it otherwise has jurisdiction to hear it. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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