The court was asked to enforce payment of a dowry which was owed under Greek law.
Held: English law does not guarantee a remedy for every foreign cause of action. Lord Parker CJ said that to be available in support of a foreign cause of action, the remedies afforded by English law ‘must harmonise with the right according to its nature and extent as fixed by the foreign law.’
What the High Court had said about the obligatio theory might be confined to foreign torts.
Judges:
Lord Parker CJ
Citations:
[1960] 2 QB 19, [1960] 1 All ER 778
Cited by:
Cited – Cox v Ergo Versicherung Ag SC 2-Apr-2014
The deceased army officer serving in Germany died while cycling when hit by a driver insured under German law. His widow, the claimant, being domiciled in England brought her action here, claiming for bereavement and loss of dependency. The Court . .
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Torts – Other, International
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.523694
