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Rubin v Eurofinance SA

[2012] UKSC 46
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom
Year2012
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Foreign insolvency judgments in personam (such as avoidance claims) are not enforceable in England under the common law enforcement rules; the defendant must have been present or submitted to the foreign jurisdiction.

Area of Law

insolvency

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