Hearings
England & Wales
23 May 1977 [1978] QB 205; [1977] 3 WLR 656; [1978] 1 All ER 277, CA
06 Jul 1978 [1979] AC 508; [1978] 3 WLR 378; [1978] 2 All ER 1168, HL(E)
Hesperides Hotels Ltd v Aegean Turkish Holidays Ltd
Additional names
Hesperides Hotels Ltd v Muftizade
Subject Matter
CONFLICT OF LAWS — Jurisdiction — Tort — Action for conspiracy in England to procure trespass to land and chattels situate outside jurisdiction — Greek Cypriot hotels under Turkish Cypriot control — Prayer for interim injunction — Whether jurisdiction to entertain action in English court
[1978] QB 205; [1979] AC 508; [1977] 3 WLR 656; [1978] 3 WLR 378
JUDICIAL PRECEDENT — House of Lords decision — How far binding — No jurisdiction to adjudicate on trespass to land abroad — Acceptance in other common law jurisdictions — Possibility of modification conflicting with foreign jurisdictions — No sufficient change of circumstances to justify modification
Appellate History
Hesperides Hotels Ltd v Aegean Turkish Holidays Ltd [1978] QB 205; [1977] 3 WLR 656; [1978] 1 All ER 277, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed in part
Hesperides Hotels Ltd v Aegean Turkish Holidays Ltd [1979] AC 508; [1978] 3 WLR 378; [1978] 2 All ER 1168, HL(E)