Tooth v. Georgiou

*465In this dispute arising out of plaintiffs representation of defendant in a divorce proceeding in London, England, the motion court properly determined that the courts of England are the appropriate forum for hearing plaintiffs fee claims and defendant’s legal malpractice counterclaims (see Islamic Republic of Iran v Pahlavi, 62 NY2d 474, 479 [1984], cert denied 469 US 1108 [1985]). Of the competing factors to be considered in determining whether to retain jurisdiction of the litigation, only defendant’s primary residence in New York militates in his favor, since the transaction out of which…