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Judgment Gymnastics: Enforcing Overseas Judgments and Arbitration Awards in the U.S.

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Perhaps you represent a U.S. company that is entering into a contract with an overseas entity, or vice versa. You are contemplating whether the contract should provide for arbitration or litigation in the event of a dispute....more

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UAE Courts Demonstrate Willingness to Enforce Foreign Judgments

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In a recent decision dated 15 August 2024, the Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 339 of 2023 (Civil) confirmed that a judgment from a foreign court may be enforced in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...more

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Another Step Forward for Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in the United Arab Emirates

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In a recent decision dated 4 June 2024, the Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 392 of 2024 held that a summary judgment issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada, recognizing a restitution...more

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United Kingdom and the ratification on 27 June 2024 of the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign...

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On 27 June 2024, the United Kingdom ratified the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. Considering the complex international legal framework...more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether Holocaust Survivors’ Lawsuit Against Hungary in the United States for Expropriation of Their...

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After it became clear that they would lose World War II, Nazi Germany and Hungary raced to complete their eradication of the Jews before the Axis surrendered. The Axis powers wiped out more than two-thirds of Hungary’s...more

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Dubai Creates New Entity to Resolve Jurisdictional Disputes Between the DIFC Courts and Other Judicial Bodies

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Background - In Dubai, there has been scope for jurisdictional conflicts to arise between the common law, English language Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, and the ‘onshore’ Dubai Courts, which are Arabic...more

Saiber LLC

The Saiber Construction Law Column: May 2024

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New Jersey’s version of The Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (“UEFJA”) permits “any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit” to...more

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DIFC Courts Affirm Enforceability of Foreign Interim Arbitral Awards

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In Neal v. Nadir [2024] DIFC A 001, the Dubai International Finance Centre ("DIFC") Court of Appeal held that provisional arbitration awards issued by tribunals seated outside the DIFC are enforceable within the DIFC. The...more

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Current Developments in Cross-Border Litigation | Recognition of Foreign Judgment

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In Baikowitz v. Jacobson, Index No. 606292/2023 (Sup. Ct. Nassau Cty. Dec. 20, 2023), Plaintiff sought to enforce a Canadian default judgment in New York state court under the New York foreign judgment enforcement statute....more

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New Global Enforcement Regime: UK Signs Up to 2019 Hague Convention

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The Situation: On January 12, 2024, the United Kingdom signed up to the Hague Convention of July 2, 2019, on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters ("Hague 2019")....more

Alston & Bird

European Enforcement Guide

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In the current economic climate, it is important that lenders understand how they can enforce security and debt claims, to help in assessing options in the event of default by their customers, and when structuring new...more

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CJEU rules that a credit score constitutes automated decision making under the GDPR

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On 7 December 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a landmark judgment on Article 22 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), focused on decision making based solely on automated processing...more

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English High Court enforces foreign judgment that is unenforceable in the jurisdiction of origin

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The English High Court held in Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini [2023] EWHC 2302 that a foreign judgment with res judicata effect in its jurisdiction of origin can be enforced in England at common law even if it is unenforceable...more

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UK to Sign Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

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The Ministry of Justice has published the UK government’s response to the consultation on joining the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters,...more

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Common Law Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in the BVI: The Invest Bank Case

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In order for a foreign judgment to be enforced in the BVI, it must either be: (1) registered and recognised as enforceable under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1922 (the “1922 Act); or (2) enforceable under the...more

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PH Arbitration Speedread: English Court Sets Aside Multibillion-Dollar Award Procured by Fraud

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In a significant decision, on 23 October 2023 the English Commercial Court (Knowles J) set aside a US$11 billion arbitration award obtained by a BVI-incorporated company against the Federal Republic of Nigeria arising from a...more

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If You Cannot Enforce a Judgment in Your Jurisdiction, You May Still Be Able to Enforce in England

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In the recent case of Invest Bank PSC v. Ahmad Mohammed El-Husseini and Others [2023] 2302 (Comm), the High Court of England and Wales determined that two monetary judgments issued in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be...more

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China Amends Foreign-Related Civil Procedure Rules

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On September 1, 2023, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) of the PRC adopted the amendments to the Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (the Amended CPL). The amendments...more

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Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements in force for Ukraine

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On 1 August 2023, Ukraine became a Contracting State to the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 (the “Choice of Court Convention”), joining the EU, Mexico, Montenegro, Singapore and the UK....more

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US Supreme Court Permits Foreign Plaintiff to Bring RICO Suit for Evading Attempts to Enforce an International Arbitral Award

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The US Supreme Court has opened the door for foreign plaintiffs to sue under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). RICO is a powerful statute that allows recovery of treble damages and attorneys’ fees...more

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Arbitration World: A Spelling Error in Vienna

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In this episode, Declan Gallivan (Senior Disputes Associate in London) speaks with Florian Haugeneder (Founder and Partner of Austrian law firm KNOETZL) to discuss a simple spelling mistake which ultimately led to an...more

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Yegiazaryan v. Smagin: RICO Becomes a Tool for Foreign Plaintiffs to Collect on Arbitration Awards in the U.S.

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin opens the door for foreign plaintiffs to use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) as an additional tool for collecting on international...more

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Client Alert: US Supreme Court Permits Foreign Plaintiff To Bring RICO Suit for US Acts To Frustrate Enforcement of an...

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The US Supreme Court has opened the door for foreign plaintiffs to sue under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), which provides treble damages and attorneys’ fees, to assist enforcement of an...more

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Recognition of Part 26A Restructuring Plans in Germany

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German real estate company Adler recently made headlines by successfully implementing a €6bn restructuring by way of a UK Part 26A Restructuring Plan. The Plan involved the subordination of Adler’s existing notes to new money...more

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EU and Ukraine to recognize and enforce each other’s court decisions

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On April 24, 2023, the EU Council announced that it will seek treaty relations with Ukraine under the framework of the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial...more

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