Published 1989-10-16
Keywords
- exchange rates,
- foreign currency,
- Special Drawing Rights,
- European Currency Unit,
- interest rates
- counterclaim,
- damages for exchange losses,
- breach of trust,
- personal injury claim,
- restitution ...More
Abstract
This paper was presented as part of Business Session 3, and provides a general introduction to some of the complexities which arise in transactions which involve the use of a currency (or several currencies) other than that of the jurisdiction in which the claim is brought, with the aid of various case examples from common law countries.