VOLUME TWO 789
PART FOUR FAMILY LAW 789
Chapter 17 MARRIAGE 789
1．Formal Validity 789
2．Capacity 810
3．Consent of Parties 830
4．Polygamous Marriages 835
5．Civil Partnerships 857
Chapter 18 MATRIMONIAL CAUSES 865
1．Divorce,Nullity and Judicial Separation 865
A．Jurisdiction of the English courts 865
B．Choice of Law 877
C．Recognition of foreign decrees 884
（1）Decrees granted in the British Isles 884
（2）Decrees obtained in other Regulation States 887
（3）Decrees obtained elsewhere 888
（4）Non-proceedings Divorces and Annulments 901
D．Effect in England of foreign decrees 918
2．Presumption of Death and Dissolution of Marriage 925
3．Declarations as to Status 926
4．Financial Relief 929
A．Jurisdiction of the English courts 929
B．Effect of Foreign Divorce on English Maintenance Orders 951
C．Enforcement of Foreign Maintenance Orders 953
5．Staying of Matrimonial Proceedings 962
Chapter 19 CHILDREN 969
1．Parental Responsibility in General 969
2．GuardianshiP and Custody 972
A．Jurisdiction of the English courts 972
B．Effect of foreign guardianship and custody orders 991
3．Maintenance and Contribution Orders 1029
Chapter 20 LEGITIMACY,LEGITIMATION AND ADOPTION 1036
1．Legitimacy 1036
A．Jurisdiction of the English courts 1036
B．Recognition of the Status of Legitimacy 1040
C．Succession by and to Legitimate Persons 1050
2．Legitimation 1053
A．Jurisdiction of the English courts 1053
B．Recognition of Foreign Legitimations 1056
（1）At Common Law 1056
（2）Under the Legitimacy Act 1976 1065
C．Succession by and to Legitimated Persons 1067
3．Adoption 1071
A．Jurisdiction of the English courts 1071
B．Recognition of Foreign Adoptions 1080
C．Succession by and to Adoped Persons 1089
Chapter 21 MENTAL INCAPACITY 1093
PART FIVE LAW OF PROPERTYY 1109
Chapter 22 NATURE AND SITUS OF PROPERTY 1109
Chapter 23 IMMOVABLES 1133
1．Jurisdiction of the English court:Land in England 1133
2．Jurisdiction of the English court:Foreign Land 1142
3．Choice of Law 1158
Chapter 24 PARTICULAR TRANSFERS OF MOVABLES 1164
1．Transfer of Tangible Things 1164
2．Assignment of Intangible Things 1181
3．Garnishment 1197
Chapter 25 GOVERNMENTAL ACTS AFFECTING PROPERTY 1203
Chapter 26 ADMINISTRATIONOF ESTATES 1215
1．English Grants of Representation 1215
2．Effect of an English Grant 1222
3．Law Governing Administration 1226
4．Foreign Personal Representatives 1228
Chapter 27 SUCCESSION 1233
1．Jurisdiction of the English court 1233
2．Jurisdiction of foreign courts 1234
3．Choice of Law 1236
A．Intestate succession 1236
B．Testamentary succession 1240
（1）Capacity 1240
（2）Formal validity 1242
（3）Material or essential validity 1247
（4）Interpretation 1253
（5）Election 1259
（6）Revocation 1263
C．Exercise of power by will 1268
（1）Capacity 1268
（2）Formal validity 1270
（3）Interpretation 1271
（4）Material or essential validity 1274
（5）Revocation 1278
Chapter 28 THE EFFECT OF MARRIAGE ON PROPERTY 1280
Chapter 29 TRUSTS 1302
PART SIX CORPORATIONS AND INSOLVENCY 1335
Chapter 30 CORPORATIONS AND CORPORATE INSOLVENCY 1335
1．Domicile and Residence 1335
2．Status 1339
3．Capacity and Internal Management 1345
4．Winding up proceedings not falling within Council Regulation（EC）1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings 1353
A．Jurisdiction of the English courts 1353
B．Effect of an English Winding up Order 1374
C．Effect of a Foreign Winding up Order 1385
D．Receivers 1397
E．UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency 1407
5．Council Regulation（EC）1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings 1410
A．Introduction and Scope 1410
B．International Jurisdiction 1420
C．Choice of Law 1443
D．Recognition of Insolvency Proceedings 1472
E．Co-operation and Co-ordination 1487
Chapter 31 BANKRUPTCY 1492
1．English Bankruptcies not falling within Council Regulation（EC）1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings 1492
A．Jurisdiction of the English courts 1492
B．Effect of an English bankruptcy as an assignment of property 1502
C．Choice of Law 1509
D．Effect of English bankruptcy as a discharge of debts 1512
2．Foreign Bankruptcies not falling within Council Regulation（EC）1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings 1513
A．Jurisdiction of foreign courts 1513
B．Effect in England of foreign bankruptcy as an assignment of property 1515
（1）Bankruptcy in Scotland or Northern Ireland 1515
（2）Bankruptcy in any other foreign country 1517
（3）Successive bankruptcies in different countries 1521
C．Effect in England of foreign bankruptcy as a discharge of debts 1523
3．Bankruptcies falling within Council Regulation（EC）1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings 1526
A．Introduction and Scope 1526
B．International Jurisdiction 1526
C．Choice of Law 1531
D．Recognition of Insolvency Proceedings 1532
E．Co-operation and Co-ordination 1533
PART SEVEN LAW OF OBLIGATIONS 1537
Chapter 32 CONTRACTS.GENERAL RULES 1537
1．The Law Governing a Contract 1537
2．Determination of the Applicable Law 1560
3．Mandatory Rules 1589
4．Material Validity 1598
5．Formal Validity 1605
6．Scope of the Applicable Law 1610
7．Capacity 1621
8．Public Policy 1626
Chapter 33 PARTICULAR CONTRACTS 1634
1．Certain Consumer Contracts 1634
2．Contracts of Employment 1661
3．Contracts for the Sale,Pledge and Hire of Movables 1684
4．Contracts of Insurance and Re-insurance 1700
5．Contracts with Regard to Immovables 1748
6．Contracts for the Carriage of Persons or Goods Generally 1762
7．Contracts of Affreightment 1767
8．Contracts between Banker and Customer 1785
9．Negotiable Instruments Generally 1800
10．Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 1804
11．Interest 1825
12．Contracts through Agents 1838
A．Contract of Agency 1838
B．Relation of Principal and Third Party 1849
13．Wagering Contracts 1858
Chapter 34 RESTITUTION 1863
Chapter 35 TORTS 1892
1．The Law Applicable to Issues in Tort 1892
2．Determination of the Applicable Law 1934
A．The General Rule 1934
B．Rule of Displacement 1942
3．Public Policy and Related Questions 1952
4．Law Applicable to Defamation and Related Claims 1957
Chapter 36 FOREIGN CURRENCY OBLIGATIONS 1975
1．The Money of Account 1975
2．Effect of the Law of the Transaction upon Monetary Obligations 1994
3．Discharge of Currency Obligations 2000
4．Judgments in Foreign Currency 2015