Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Bill
Member's bill
22 September 2016
This bill clarifies which jurisdiction’s law is applicable in actions of tort and provides guidance to the courts on matters of characterisation. This bill also abolishes certain common law rules dealing with actionability and sets out the general rule that the applicable law will be the law of the jurisdiction in which the events constituting the tort in question occur.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
- Introduced on 22 September 2016
- 1st reading on 30 November 2016
- 2nd reading on 28 June 2017
- 3rd reading on 29 November 2017
- Royal assent on 4 December 2017
Votes
2nd reading
PassedReading date: 28 June 2017
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
3rd reading
PassedReading date: 29 November 2017
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
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