Tag: Recognition and Enforcement

  • Case of the Day: Chinese decision on recognition of Singaporean judgment

    A recent Chinese case on reciprocity in judgment recognition looks at de jure recirprocity, not de facto reciprocity. Continue Reading Case of the Day: Chinese decision on recognition of Singaporean judgment

  • Case of the Day: Depp v. Heard

    The case of the day is Depp v. Heard (Va. Cir. Ct. 2021). Yes, that Depp and that Heard. After the Sun published a column calling Depp a “wife-beater,” Depp sued the paper for libel in the English court. He later sued Heard in Virginia for libel in light of a Washington Post column in……

  • Case of the Day: Ford v. Montana

    The case of the day is Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court (S. Ct. 2021). It’s a personal jurisdiction decision that keeps the law from going off the rails but also may be important in its future implications. The case involved a car accident that took place in one US state, the state where……

  • A Hard Brexit for Civil International Judicial Assistance?

    A Hard Brexit for Civil International Judicial Assistance?

    Friend of Letters Blogatory Peter Bert has observed that the draft Brexit treaty does not seem to make any provision for judicial cooperation in civil cases. As Peter noted almost a year ago, a “hard Brexit” in the field of international judicial assistance would mean that the Hague Service, Evidence, and Choice of Court Agreements……

  • Case of the Day: Lathigee v. BC Securities Commission

    The case of the day is Lathigee v. British Columbia Securities Commission (Nev. 2020). The British Columbia securities regulator brought an administrative proceeding in British Columbia for securities fraud against Michael Lathigee. The proceeding resulted in a judgment that he had raised millions of dollars from investors without making necessary disclosures. The regulator ordered disgorgement……