The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[2023] AC 597
Supreme Court
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association and another
v
Allgemeines Krankenhaus Viersen GmbH
[On appeal from Roberts
v
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association and another]
[2022] UKSC 29
2022 March 29, 30; Nov 2
Lord Reed PSC, Lord Hodge DPSC, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Kitchin JJSC, Lord Hughes
Conflict of laws— Contribution claim— Choice of law— Claim for damages alleging defendants liable for injuries suffered by claimant during birth at hospital in Germany— Defendants claiming contribution from German hospital— Claim for contribution time-barred under German law but not if English statute governing contribution claims applying— Whether English statute having mandatory or overriding effect so as to apply to all contribution claims brought in England and Wales—
Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 (c 47), ss 1, 2(3)(c), 7(3)
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