Cook Industries Inc v Galliher: ChD 1979

The plaintiff claimed a declaration that the defendants held a flat in Paris together with its contents in trust for the plaintiff, and made an order compelling the defendants to allow the plaintiff to inspect the flat. The fact that the subject-matter of the alleged trust was situate in France, a civil law country, was no bar to the jurisdiction.

Judges:

Templeman J

Citations:

[1979] Ch 439

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedAkers and Others v Samba Financial Group SC 1-Feb-2017
Saad Investments was a Cayman Islands company in liquidation. The liquidator brought an action here, but the defendant sought a stay saying that another forum was clearly more appropriate. Shares in Saudi banks were said to be held in trust for the . .
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Equity, Jurisdiction

Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.640397