The Weekly Law Reports
[2012] 3 WLR 545
Supreme Court
SerVaas Inc
v
Rafidain Bank
[2012] UKSC 40
2012 May 28,
29;
Aug 17
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers PSC, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Lord Sumption, Lord Reed JJSC
International law— State immunity— Statutory exception— Claimant obtaining judgment abroad against foreign state— Foreign state acquiring commercial debts from creditors of defendant bank— Claimant seeking third party debt order against bank— Whether acquired debts “in use … for commercial purposes”— Whether falling within statutory exception to state immunity from enforcement of judgments— Whether origin of debts relevant—
State Immunity Act 1978 (c 33), s 13(4)
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