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Is a foreign judgment debt a debt? Michal Hain on Drelle v Servis-Terminal in LMCLQ
Michal Hain has published a case note exploring the treatment of foreign judgment debts in recent Court of Appeal decision.
25/02/2026•By Michal Hain
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Michal Hain has published a case note exploring the treatment of foreign judgment debts in recent Court of Appeal decision.
The Commercial Court handed down judgment in Brightwaters Energy Limited v Eroton Exploration, granting a receivership order over disputed oil revenues.
Twenty Essex has been awarded the Practice Management of the Year rosette at the Legal 500 Middle East Awards.
The Court of Appeal has awarded US$77m in favour of Sahara Energy Resource Ltd against Sonara in a significant commercial dispute.
The County Court has decided a jurisdiction challenge against a foreign State in a rent arrears matter, finding state immunity no bar to proceedings.
David Quest KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) handed down judgment on the jurisdiction to grant Chabra injunctions against foreign respondents.
The Commercial Court has held that typical characteristics in commodity sale contracts do not have contractual effect in certain circumstances.