| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2002] All ER (D) 377 (Dec) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Judge Heppel QC sitting as a judge of the High Court |
| Representation | Charles Dougherty (instructed by Kennedys) for the defendants. |
| Jason Evans-Tovey (instructed by Beachcroft Wansbroughs) for Milan. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 20 December 2002 |
Catchwords
Conflict of laws - Jurisdiction - Brussels Convention - Civil and commercial matters - Public authority - Claim for contribution against foreign public authority - Jurisdiction of English court - Brussels Conventions, arts 1, 6(2).
The Case
In a personal injury claim arising out of a road traffic accident in Italy, the court ruled that the defendants were entitled under art6(2) of the Brussels Convention to issue Pt20 proceedings against the relevant local authority seeking a contribution.
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