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A Topsy-Turvy World: Foreign Accidents, Jurisdiction and Australian Law - Jack Harding, 1 Chancery Lane

20/09/13. Stylianou v Toyoshima (1) Suncorp Insurance (2) (2013) EWHC 2188 (QB) is the latest in a line of cases addressing the thorny issue of the English court's jurisdiction over accidents abroad. The facts read like a conflict of laws exam question: an English Claimant was injured by a Japanese defendant whilst on Holiday in Australia. The Defendant was insured by an Australian insurer: Suncorp. The peculiar twist in the tail lies in the fact that whilst the English lawyers grappled with the tricky question of which law would apply should proceedings be commenced in England, the Claimant...

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