DIFC UK Case No. [1991] 4 All ER 638 at 640
Bumper Development Corp Ltd v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and others (Union of India and others, claimants)
Type
Case
Court
Dubai International Financial Centre - UK Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Jurisdiction
Dubai International Financial Centre, England
Taxonomy
General International Law, Civil Courts, Institutions & Organisations, General Ecclesiastical Law, General Conflict of Laws, Civil Evidence
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
13 Feb 1991
Hearing/Judgment date
3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 JULY 1990, 13 FEBRUARY 1991
Panel
PURCHAS, NOURSE, LEGGATT LJJ
Catchwords
Practice – Parties – Foreign party – Entitlement to sue in English courts – Foreign legal institution – Institution having no animate content – Hindu temple – Conflict of laws – English proceedings – Foreign religious institution – Evidence – Foreign Law – Proof
This case is relevant to Article 10 of DIFC Law No. 3/2018.