Abstract
On 28th October 1976 an ex parte order was made in the High Court, Queen's Bench Division, under section 2 of the Evidence (Proceedings in Other jurisdictions) Act 1975, giving effect to letters rogatory issued out of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, at the instance of Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westing- "house"). In the Richmond Court Westinghouse are defendants in a number of actions (civil proceedings) consolidated in that court, by utility companies producing electricity, alleging breaches of contract by Westinghouse for the supply of uranium and claiming very large sums in damages. Westinghouse put forward.(inter alia) a defence of commercial impracticability arising from an alleged uranium producers' cartel.
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