ABSTRACT
As has been indicated earlier, many of the cases within the English conflict of laws concern some form of property dispute. The rules of English private international law in relation to property disputes require a number of distinctions to be drawn. First, there are those property cases that give rise to a problem of jurisdiction. In resolving problems as to jurisdiction, a distinction has to be drawn between movable and immovable property. Secondly, movable property is, itself, divided into tangible and intangible property. Thirdly, different rules apply in respect of transfers inter vivos and transfers upon death. Fourthly, particular problems arise in respect of matrimonial property, partly because of statutory regulation and partly because of social policy considerations.
