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The correct approach to findings of foreign law: precedent and policy

3 June 2024 / Author(s): Jonathan Davies-Jones KC , Christopher Burdin
Issue: June 2024 / Categories: Feature

This article considers the recent Court of Appeal decision of Banca Intesa Sanpaolo SpA v Comune di Venezia [2023] EWCA Civ 1482 and focusses on some of the potential implications of that decision on the approach to findings of foreign law in English proceedings.

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