- Cited — Banca Intesa Sanpaolo SpA & Anor v Comune Di Venezia 2023-12-13
“…he evidence of the foreign law experts to understand the meaning and nuances of the foreign language in the relevant text. Thus, in Byers v Saudi National Bank [2022] EWCA Civ 43; [2022] 4 WLR 22 (“Byers”), the trial judge had to address questions of Islamic law, of which the only authorised texts were in Arabic, and he had to work with…”
- Cited — Deutsche Bank AG (London Branch) v Central Bank of Venezuela & Ors 2023-06-30
“…perience. At the other end of the spectrum may be cases where the relevant legal system is far removed from the common law, such as Byers v Saudi National Bank [2022] EWCA Civ 43; [2022] 4 WLR 22 where the trial judge was dependent on (potentially imprecise) translations of foreign texts and on the evidence of foreign law experts, and/o…”
- Cited — Kenneth Davies v Stephen Ford & Ors. 2023-02-17
“…I can deal with this issue relatively briefly, because in my judgment the recent decision of this court in Byers v Saudi National Bank [2022] EWCA Civ 43, [2022] 4 WLR 22 (“Byers”), which was handed down on 27 January 2022, clearly establishes not only that a defendant must have received trust property (or its t…”
- Applied — Gabriele Volpi & Anor. v Matteo Volpi 2022-04-05
“…Similar caution applies to appeals against a trial judge’s evaluation of expert evidence: Byers v Saudi National Bank [2022] EWCA Civ 43, [2022] 4 WLR 22. It is also pertinent to recall that where facts are disputed it is for the judge, not the expert, to decide those facts. Even where expert ev…”