Although a world - wide injunction against
enforcement of the judgment issued by the same US court was struck down, it seems likely that the Ontario court will take into account the US court holding in deciding whether to enforce the judgment against the assets of Chevron Canada (see para 77).
Not exact matches
In 2013, a couple
of months after these decisions were
issued, the German Federal Constitutional Court took the opportunity in a fundamental rights case to mention the Fransson
judgment to openly warn legal operators (the CJEU included) that the CJEU's doctrine «must not be read in a way that would view it as an apparent ultra vires act or as if it endangered the protection and
enforcement of the fundamental rights in the Member States» (
Judgment of the First Senate
of 24 April 2013 — 1 BvR 1215/07 — para. 91).
Lawyers from our dispute resolution and litigation practice have drafted these Q&A s, which give a structured overview
of key practical
issues concerning
enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards in our four jurisdictions.
• On acknowledging instructions and confirming first letter has been sent • On
issuing proceedings • On entering
judgment • On drafting and serving a section 146 notice • On drafting and serving possession proceedings • On preparing for a possession hearing • On commencing other
enforcement options if necessary • On confirming the outcome
of enforcement action
Caroline is instructed in a wide range
of commercial and chancery disputes including: general contractual disputes; civil fraud; breach
of directors» duties; shareholder disputes; derivative claims; jurisdiction
issues; applications under the Bankers» Books Evidence Act 1879; joint venture agreements; financial services disputes; insurance / re-insurance;
enforcement of foreign
judgments; mortgage fraud and claims concerning undue influence.
I want to look in particular at van Breda, which deals at length with jurisdiction simpliciter and with forum non conveniens, with a discussion
of real and substantial connection and a sideways glace at
enforcement of foreign
judgments (not yet at
issue in this case,
of course.)
«The senior judiciary, along with others, have emphasised the importance
of the Government providing clarity on
issues relating to proper law clauses, jurisdiction clauses and the recognition and
enforcement of judgments,» he said.
In his short
judgment, Justice Steel also agreed that a
judgment issued by the DIFC Courts on recognition and
enforcement of a foreign
judgment «is in fact a domestic
judgment and accordingly falls within the scope
of Article 7 (2)
of the Judicial Authority Law.»
However, the proposition that the damages sought in the Canadian proceeding must relate directly to the commercial activity at
issue raises a troublesome question: can the commercial activity exception properly apply to the
enforcement of foreign
judgments and arbitral awards?
Normally the whole
issue of the recognition and
enforcement of foreign
judgments is self - regulating.
An application can be made to the DIFC Court to recognise a foreign court money
judgment rendered in England (or from another jurisdiction) and once there is a DIFC Court
Judgment / Order recognizing the foreign
judgment the party seeking
enforcement can now request the DIFC Court to
issue an execution letter to the Chief Justice
of the Dubai Courts pursuant to Article 7 (2)
of the Judicial authority Law.
Extending the certainty offered under regimes such as the Alberta Reciprocal
Enforcement of Judgments Act to all international arbitral awards is not only beneficial because it ensures regulatory consistency, but would also be commercially desirable, helping to avoid costly litigation such as the case at
issue here.
The Claimants and the DIFC Court are concerned only with the
issue of service
of the KRG and the application
of the Riyadh Convention to that
issue, not with the
issue of enforcement per se in Iraq, whether
of the Award or any DIFC
judgment.
If you have any concerns or
issues regarding debt collection or the
enforcement of judgments or arbitration awards, please contact our office to arrange for an initial consultation.
These chapters are designed to provide readers with a comprehensive overview
of key
issues affecting the
enforcement of foreign
judgments, particularly from the perspective
of a multi-jurisdictional transaction.
Foreign
judgments —
enforcement and defences; Contract disputes; Passing - off; Rectification applications; Real estate
issues including rights
of first refusal, options, easements, adverse possession.
Note, however, the
issues highlighted below at question 2.7 d) in relation to the
enforcement of foreign
judgments given in default and against defendants that have not expressly submitted to the jurisdiction
of the foreign court, which may affect the amenability
of the
enforcement action to summary
judgment.
If proceedings are ongoing in an English court between the parties at the time when one
of the parties seeks recognition or
enforcement of a foreign
judgment on the same
issue (s), the English court is likely to stay the English proceedings until the
judgment creditor's claim for recognition and
enforcement has been determined.
These challenges can be made by the defendant in the proceedings
issued for the recognition or
enforcement of the
judgment.
In addition, the Taiwanese court in charge
of enforcement will not further review the four issues if a judgment of recognition is rendered, although the Taiwanese Code of Enforcement still states that the four issues shall be examined during the enforcement
enforcement will not further review the four
issues if a
judgment of recognition is rendered, although the Taiwanese Code
of Enforcement still states that the four issues shall be examined during the enforcement
Enforcement still states that the four
issues shall be examined during the
enforcement enforcement procedures.
2.9 What is your court's approach to recognition and
enforcement of a foreign
judgment when there is: (a) a conflicting local
judgment between the parties relating to the same
issue; or (b) local proceedings pending between the parties?
In this
issue: Brexit: A Disputes Perspective; Court
of Appeal considers non-party funding in two recent cases; Arbitration and
enforcement bolstered by Australian High Court decision: freezing order can be granted in expectation
of a foreign
judgment or arbitration award; Conferences and events
Judicial Tribunal for the Dubai Courts and DIFC Courts awards Dubai Courts jurisdiction in «conduit» cases: The Judicial Tribunal for the Dubai Courts and the DIFC Courts, established in 2016 to rule on conflicts
of jurisdiction and conflicts
of judgments between the two courts, has
issued two recent decisions in cases where claimants obtained an order from the DIFC Courts recognising arbitral awards made outside the DIFC, where there was no connection with the DIFC, and where the order recognising the award was referred for
enforcement to the Dubai courts for
enforcement against assets located there.
Under
enforcement the firm has dealt with
issues ranging from judicial and non-judicial foreclosure to
issues of monetary and non-monetary default, acceleration to legal and contractual lien, priority
of creditors to transfer,
enforcement of foreign
judgments and conflict
of law
issues.
Basically, you have to comply with everbody's copyright law, when you operate a web page, unless there's an
issue with a strange law in a country that has no legal reach into the UK (no treaty governing
enforcement of foreign
judgments).
Members can advise on the most beneficial jurisdiction to
issue divorce proceedings, the service
of proceedings overseas, valuation
of assets and
enforcement of overseas
judgments.
While the case did not relate, actually, to
enforcement of a
judgment — but rather related to the
issue of the compellability
of a witness to give evidence against his own interests in a contempt hearing — the Court, in obiter, did make the following comment:
Once a
judgment is obtained, any
enforcement steps must be taken through the Court
of Queen's Bench - which is not the court that
issued your claim.
In private litigation, UK practitioners will be worried that
issues of jurisdiction, forum and the
enforcement of judgments will make international claims much more complicated than they are at present.
The
issue before the Court
of Appeal in Phillips was whether the English court or the Swiss court, in which proceedings had also been
issued by the opposing party, had first become «seised
of the matter» under Art 21
of the Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the
Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters 1988.
Failing to appear before a court
of law in response to a citation
issued by a law
enforcement officer or not paying for tickets after a
judgment has been rendered may lead to the suspension
of your driving privileges.