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Supreme Court rules Mozambique's US$2bn case can be heard before the courts in England

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Published on: 20 September 2023
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Law360, London: Britain's highest court ruled on 20 September 2023 that Mozambique's bribery lawsuit against an Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder over a US$2bn corruption scandal could be heard in England's courts rather than in arbitration in Switzerland.

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