Boys v Chaplin
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Boys v Chaplin, [1969] 2 All E.R. 1085 (H.L.) is a leading conflict of laws case decided by the House of Lords. The Court modified the test in Phillips v. Eyre on whether a court can assume jurisdiction over a tort that occurred in another country by requiring "double actionability". That is, the subject matter must be actionable in both the foreign and local jurisdiction. This decision also overturned the previous leading case of Machado v. Fontes (1897) interpreting the Phillips test.
[edit] See also
- List of House of Lords cases
- Red Sea Insurance Co Ltd v Bouygues SA [1995] 1 AC 190
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