Contractual Obligations (Applicable Law) Act, 1991

Interpretation of Conventions.

3.—(1) Judicial notice shall be taken of—

(a) any ruling or decision of, or expression of opinion by, the European Court on any question as to the meaning or effect of any provision of the Conventions, and

(b) the report referred to in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The report by Professor Mario Giuliano and Professor Paul Lagarde on the 1980 Convention (which is reproduced in the Official Journal of the European Communities1) may be considered by any court when interpreting any provision of that Convention and shall be given such weight as is appropriate in the circumstances.