- July 25, 2019
Foreign Office travel advisory update: in exceptional circumstances, service of an enforcement order on a sovereign state need not be effected through the FCO
In General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd v The State of Libya, the English Court of Appeal, comprised of Etherton MR and Longmore and Flaux LJJ recently gave judgment reversing, in part, a decision of Males LJ in the English Commercial Court. Males LJ had held that service of an order permitting the claimant to enforce … Continue reading Foreign Office travel advisory update: in exceptional circumstances, service of an enforcement order on a sovereign state need not be effected through the FCO →
- February 5, 2019
Foreign Office travel advisory: service of an enforcement order on a sovereign state must be effected through the FCO
A recent decision of Males LJ in the English Commercial Court, General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd v Libya, held that service of an order permitting the claimant to enforce an arbitral award against a sovereign state must be effected through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). This blog concentrates on the practical implications for clients and … Continue reading Foreign Office travel advisory: service of an enforcement order on a sovereign state must be effected through the FCO →
