United Kingdom

Rio Tinto Zinc Corp v Westinghouse Electric Corp

[1978] AC 547

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

Year1978

Statusunclear

Key Principle

Assistance under letters of request is subject to preconditions including that the request is for evidence for use at trial and does not amount to a fishing investigation.

Area of Law

Evidence — letters of request / Hague Evidence Convention

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