The “presumption” of English law: Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company v Dean Investment Holdings S.A. et al

27 February, 2019

In this case note Graham Dunning QC, Jern-Fei Ng QC and Adam Woolnough examine the decision of the Commercial Court in Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company v Dean Investment Holdings S.A. et al [2019] 1 WLR 82 regarding the Claimant’s reliance on the “presumption” or “evidential assumption” under English law that in the absence of satisfactory evidence of foreign law, the court will apply English law.

Graham Dunning QC, Jern-Fei Ng QC and Adam Woolnough appeared for the Claimant and were instructed by Richard Little of Eversheds Sutherland.

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