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The Enforceability of United States Judgments in England and Wales: The Common Law Framework and the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980
United States judgments are not enforceable in England and Wales under any statutory regime and must be enforced at common law by way of a fresh action on the judgment debt. The common law framework imposes requirements of finality, monetary character, and jurisdictional competence assessed by English conflict of laws rules. This article examines those requirements and analyses the significant statutory overlay created by section 5 of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980, which prohibits enforcement of judgments for “multiple damages.” Following the Court of Appeal’s decision in Motorola v Hytera [2025] EWCA Civ 1667, the prohibition extends to the entirety of a multiplied award—including its compensatory component. The article considers the critical distinction between multiplied and severable causes of action and the practical implications for enforcement practitioners.
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Turning long stay hotel accommodation into "self-contained flats" is not as easy as putting in a microwave oven...
Turning long stay hotel accommodation into "self-contained flats" is not as easy as putting in a microwave oven - Archie Maddan explains the recent decision in Oxford Hotel Investments Limited v Great Yarmouth Borough Council [2025] UKUT 387(LC)
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Family Conference 2025: National and International Aspects of Public Children Law
On 26 November 2025, we held our Annual Family Law Conference at Inner Temple. We focussed on public children proceedings, and considered national and international issues which are currently impacting on the law and procedure in this area.
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Reasonableness in Mitigation and the Scope of Debarring Orders: Comment on MIB v Houston [2025] EWHC 3178 (KB)
The case of MIB v Houston [2025] EWHC 3178 (KB) involved an appeal in a credit hire case which concerned two contentious heads of quantum, and provided guidance on the treatment of impecuniosity. Abdul Qadim explains more.
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BNLF Annual Gala Dinner
We were delighted to once again take a table at the Gala Dinner of the British Nigeria Law Forum - always a fantastic evening of networking and celebrations!
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Times are changing, pro-contact to pro-child - the Presumption of Parental Involvement
Anna Becroft, a specialist family lawyer, has joined Chambers this week as a Pegasus Scholar from New Zealand. She has considered the Review of the Presumption of Parental Involvement Report, and reports on the contents as well as the situation in New Zealand.
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5 go to Jersey - NCDR in the Family Courts
We were delighted to send a team to the Corbett Le Quesne Family Law Conference 2025 which focussed on NCDR in the Family Courts. Key takeaway: options to progress financial disputes outside of court are now many and varied.
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Mark Eldridge and Lydia Stephens defend client charged with murder
Mark Eldridge, leading Lydia Stephens, obtained a two-year suspended sentence for a client charged with murder. Helena Khullar sets out the sad background to the case and how Mark persuaded the court not to impose a custodial sentence.
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The Global Reach of English Contractual Principles: Bolum v Petrus Private Bank
How the Braganza Duty Flew from England to the Eastern Caribbean in Bolum v Petrus Private Bank. Mikhail Charles examines the English law foundations of the Braganza duty, analyses its application by the Eastern Caribbean court, and considers the implications for the global influence of English commercial law.
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