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Cova Enterprises Ltd v Tjanaka

[2003] 4 HKC 104
JurisdictionHong Kong
Year2003
Statusunclear

Key Principle

A foreign order that is not a Cap.319 registrable judgment may still leave room for re-litigation; Cap.46 anti-relitigation principles require careful characterisation of the foreign order.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — foreign judgments / Cap.46

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