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Enforcing a Chinese Judgment in England

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26 November 2019

It is important for winning parties to be able to enforce judgments made in their favour. If a proposed defendant to foreign proceedings holds assets in England, it will be particularly important for a claimant to examine whether an English court will enforce a foreign judgment in their favour. With Brexit on the cards, certain reciprocal enforcement arrangements could fall away and parties might have to enforce under traditional common law rules. We have set out in this guide the process for obtaining recognition of foreign judgments in England. We have written our guide in the context of a Chinese judgment.