This blog post is by Max Archer of 12 King’s Bench Walk.
In Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Co v Dean Investment Holdings SA & Ors [2018] EWHC 2759 (Comm), Baker J held that where a claim was governed by foreign law but the claimant had not pleaded or proved the content of that law, the court would apply English Law as per rule 25(2) of Dicey, Morris & Collins on the Conflict of Laws. Where a claimant has pleaded a viable cause of action and the defendants had not argued that it would be inappropriate to apply English law, it must apply as per rule 25(2). Continue reading Does the claimant need to plead and prove an applicable foreign law in cross-border claims?
