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NML Capital Ltd v Argentina

[2011] UKSC 31
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2011
StatusBinding authority

Summary

The UK Supreme Court held that Argentina could not rely on state immunity under the State Immunity Act 1978 where its bond issuance constituted a commercial transaction.

Key Principle

State Immunity Act 1978; commercial exception to sovereign immunity

Area of Law

Injunctive Relief and Interim Remedies

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