The Weekly Law Reports
[2016] 4 WLR 120
Queen’s Bench Division
L R Avionics Technologies Ltd
v
Federal Republic of Nigeria and another
[2016] EWHC 1761 (Comm)
2016 July 8; 15
Males J
International law— State immunity— Statutory exception— Claimant obtaining arbitration award and foreign judgment to enforce award against foreign state— Claimant registering award and judgment in England and obtaining charging order against premises owned by state— Premises leased to company for purpose of providing visa and passport services— Whether award and judgment within exception to state immunity— Whether enforceable— Whether premises “in use … for commercial purposes”— Whether subject to enforcement despite being property of state— Whether charging order to be set aside—
Administration of Justice Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo 5, c 81), s 9
[1]
—
State immunity Act 1978 (c 33), ss 9, 13
[1]
—
Arbitration Act 1996 (c 23), s 101
[1]
This content is available only to subscribers. If you have a subscription to this content, please log in.
If not, you can subscribe online, request a free trial, or contact ICLR by email at enquiries@iclr.co.uk or on +44 (0) 207 242 6471 to discuss further options.
JOHs should sign in via eLIS.
If not, you can subscribe online, request a free trial, or contact ICLR by email at enquiries@iclr.co.uk or on +44 (0) 207 242 6471 to discuss further options.
JOHs should sign in via eLIS.