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Godard v Gray
(1870) LR 6 QB 139
Key Principle
At common law a foreign in personam judgment for a debt is generally conclusive on the merits if the foreign court had jurisdiction, subject to limited defences.
Area of Law
Civil Procedure — foreign-judgment-recognition
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