Hearings
England & Wales
30 Jul 2003 [2003] EWCA Civ 1156; [2004] Ch 212; [2004] 2 WLR 849, CA
Peer International Corpn v Termidor Music Publishers Ltd (Editora Musical de Cuba, Part 20 defendant)
Subject Matter
CONFLICT OF LAWS — Confiscatory or political legislation — Intellectual property rights — Cuban law regulating exploitation of intellectual property rights in Cuban music — Law divesting claimants of United Kingdom copyright in Cuban music without compensation — Whether English courts to give effect to Cuban law — Whether public policy exception to lex situs rule
Appellate History
Peer International Corpn v Termidor Music Publishers Ltd (Editora Musical de Cuba, Part 20 defendant) [2002] EWHC 2675 (Ch)
Decision of Neuberger J affirmed
Peer International Corpn v Termidor Music Publishers Ltd (Editora Musical de Cuba, Part 20 defendant) [2003] EWCA Civ 1156; [2004] Ch 212; [2004] 2 WLR 849, CA