Re United Railways of Havana and Regla Warehouses Ltd

Facts

The case concerned claims under contracts expressed in a foreign currency.

Issue

In what currency must an English court give judgment?

Held

Judgment had to be given in sterling, converted at the date the debt fell due.

Principle

The old rule that English judgments must be in sterling.

Why it matters

Departed from by the House of Lords in Miliangos; an example of a precedent being overruled.

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