Public Policy in UK Law

  • Kuwait Airways Corporation v Iraqi Airways Company (Nos 4 & 5)
    • House of Lords
    • 16 Mayo 2002
    ... ... 's response is that in the present case, as a matter of overriding public policy, an English court will altogether disregard RCC resolution 369. An ... ...
  • Tinsley v Milligan
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 30 Julio 1991
    ... ... This is not surprising, since it involves issues of public policy. To some extent these must depend on the circumstances of each ... ...
  • McFarlane v Tayside Health Board
    • House of Lords
    • 25 Noviembre 1999
    ... ... He declined to consider whether public policy prevented the claim from being brought: that was not for the court ... ...
  • BBGP Managing General Partner Ltd v Babcock & Brown Global Partners
    • Chancery Division
    • 20 Agosto 2010
    ... ... One such policy was “The Babcock & Brown Information Security Policy”. In 2008 and ... privilege is a substantive right founded on an important public policy, namely that a client should be able to communicate freely with his ... ...
  • Fender v St. John-Mildmay
    • House of Lords
    • 28 Junio 1937
    ... ... that the promise of marriage was unenforceable as being contrary to public policy. The Defendant, who was married at the time, met the Plaintiff at a ... ...
  • McLoughlin v O'Brian
    • House of Lords
    • 06 Mayo 1982
    ... ... However, he held that considerations of policy prevented the appellant from recovering. Griffiths L.J. held that injury ... , are not necessarily confined to those arising out of accidents in public roads. To state, therefore, a rule that recoverable damages must be ... ...
  • Patel v Mirza
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 29 Julio 2014
    ... ... of meetings with government officials, and in particular of a public statement expected from the Chancellor which would have an effect on the ... Cowp 341 , at 343, Lord Mansfield explained the principle of public policy that no court will lend its aid to a man: '… who founds his ... ...
  • Rondel v Worsley
    • House of Lords
    • 22 Noviembre 1967
    ... ... think, clear that the existing rule was based on considerations of public policy. But public policy is not immutable and doubts appear to have ... ...
  • Vervaeke (formerly Messina) v Smith
    • House of Lords
    • 07 Abril 1982
    ... ... as part of "a horrible and sordid story" can raise issues of public policy, as to which there can be more than one possible answer. The first ... ...
  • Belhaj and another v Straw and Others; Rahmatullah v Ministry of Defence and another (No 2)
    • Supreme Court
    • 17 Enero 2017
    ... ... , conspiracy to injure or to use unlawful means, misfeasance in public office and negligence. They are brought against Mr Jack Straw as Foreign ... only to any countervailing considerations of, in particular, public policy under section 14 of the Private International Law (Miscellaneous ... ...
  • See all results

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT