ABSTRACT
The basis of the civil law of St Lucia is French law. The Custom of Paris was applied to St Lucia in 1681 and French Ordinances also extended to the island. Since 1803, when St Lucia was captured by the British, property rights under the existing laws were preserved but, subsequently, substantial importation of English law took place. The civil code, based on French law, has been assimilated to the law of England with respect to, inter alia, contracts, torts and agency.
