In Drelle v Servis-Terminal LLC [2026] UKSC 29, the Supreme Court has considered whether a foreign judgment could give rise to a petitionable bankruptcy debt. The issue with the foreign judgment in question was that it was incapable of registration under any of the statutory regimes for registration of foreign judgments in England. It had also not yet been recognised in England, under common law, by instituting a claim and obtaining judgment upon it.
This article explores the Supreme Court’s reasoning and conclusions.
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