Pollard and Another v Ashurst: CA 21 Nov 2000

An English court did have power to order the sale of property in Portugal owned by the bankrupt and his wife in their joint names. The estate of the bankrupt vested in the trustee automatically and withoutmore on the bankruptcy. This could not change land registers in Portugal. For such registers the country involved had exclusive jurisdiction. Nevertheless, the instant case involved no investigation of facts or law in Portugal, and it was appropriate to order that the bankrupt execute documents to transfer the property and hold it in trust for the trustee in bankruptcy until transferred.

Citations:

Gazette 18-Jan-2001, Times 29-Nov-2000, [2000] EWCA Civ 291

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Insolvency, Land, International

Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.147324