THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 43: SHOULD THE COURT STRIKE OUT A DEFENCE THAT RELIES ON “FOREIGN ILLEGALITY”? WHAT DETAIL IS NEEDED?

This case considers the matters that a defendant must plead if it wants to rely on a defence of "foreign illegality". That is the claim should not succeed because some of the matters were (allegedly) unlawful in a foreign jurisdiction.   It is clear from the judgment that "general" and "non-specific...