Boys v Chaplin [1971] AC 356 is a leading conflict of laws case decided by the House of Lords.

Soon after his discharge, he found employment as an electronics engineer at a good wage, and it was unlikely that he will suffer any loss of earnings in the future on account of this accident.

The driver of the car, Richard Chaplin, wa also back in England and was stationed in Culdrose, Cornwall.

In August 1965, David Boys was given legal aid to sue Richard Chaplin and issued a writ claiming damages.

Dicey & Morris, in relation to the flexible exception, states: "a particular issue between the parties... may be governed by the law of the country which, in respect to that issue, has the most significant relationship with the occurrence and the parties" This exception was furthered in Red Sea Insurance v Bouygues SA [1995] 1 AC 190 which provided that exception can displace either the law of the forum or the law of the tort such that a tort may be actionable even though it is not actionable under the lex fori or lex loci delicti.