The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[1953] 1 QB 248
[QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION & COURT OF APPEAL]
BANK VOOR HANDEL EN SCHEEPVAART N.V. v. SLATFORD AND ANOTHER.
[1950, B. No. 3010.]
1951 June 27 to
July 17; July 30.
1952 Oct. 6, 7, 8;
Nov. 3, 4.
July 17; July 30.
1952 Oct. 6, 7, 8;
Nov. 3, 4.
Devlin J. Evershed M.R., Denning and Romer L.JJ.
International Law
— Foreign legislation transferring movable property in England
— Whether enforceable in England
— Decree of allied government in London
— Public policy.
Trading with the Enemy
— Peace Treaty
— Hungary
— Charge on property “belonging to” or “held or managed on behalf of” Hungarian national
— One-man company
— All shares held by Hungarian national
— Whether charge imposed
—
Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Order, 1948 (S.I. 1948, No. 116), art. 1 (2), (3), (5) (g)
—
Trading with the Enemy Act, 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6, c. 89), s. 7.
Crown Prerogative
— Custodian of enemy property
— Income of investments of property made by the custodian not exempt from tax.