The rule that an enemy alien may not prosecute an action is based on public policy, namely the need for the protection of the state in time of war.
Citations:
[1943] AC 203
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Amin v Brown ChD 27-Jul-2005
The defendant raised as a preliminary point the question of whether the claimant, an Iraqi, was an enemy alien, and therefore debarred from bringing proceedings to recover.
Held: Under modern law it could not be a requirement that a state of . .
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Litigation Practice
Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.230004