The principle that an English court will not enforce a contract against the public policy of this country wherever it was made, applied as ‘directly to the enforceability of foreign judgments founded on contracts contrary to public policy or rights of that character.’
Judges:
Astbury J
Citations:
[1921] 1 Ch 522
Cited by:
Cited – Westacre Investments Inc v Jugoimport-SDPR Holding Co Ltd ComC 19-Dec-1997
There was a consultancy agreement, under which it was said to be contemplated or intended (or both) that the plaintiffs would bribe Kuwaiti officials in order to obtain contracts for the purchase of military equipment. The contract was governed by . .
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Contract
Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.219309