Roberts v The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association and Another: CA 17 Jul 2020

Whether the 1978 Act has extraterritorial effect.

Judges:

Lord Justice David Richards
Lord Justice Irwin
And
Lord Justice Phillips

Citations:

[2020] EWCA Civ 926, [2021] 2 WLR 87, [2021] 2 All ER (Comm) 497, [2020] PIQR P20, [2021] 2 All ER 449, [2020] WLR(D) 422, [2021] QB 859

Links:

Bailii, WLRD

Statutes:

Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

At CA – The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association – Forces Help and Another v Allgemeines Krankenhaus Viersen Gmbh SC 2-Nov-2022
Question as to the effect of the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, namely whether it has mandatory or overriding effect (‘overriding effect’) so that it applies to all contribution claims brought in England and Wales, or whether it applies . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Negligence, International

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.652576