Lane v Lane [1985] JLR 48 (05 August 1985)

Lane v Lane [1985] JLR 48 (05 August 1985)

The Jersey court will recognize and follow a foreign judgment between the same parties if the defendant had an adequate opportunity to raise relevant issues before the foreign judgment was given, in accordance with the principle of comity.

Citation
[1985] JLR 48
Parties
Applicant: Lane; Respondent: Lane
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
05 August 1985
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Outcome
foreign judgment recognized
Legal Topics
Recognition of Foreign Proceedings, Comity, Foreign Judgment Enforcement
Conflict of Laws Recognition of Foreign Proceedings Comity Foreign Judgment Enforcement

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Parties

Lane

Applicant

Lane

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Jersey court should recognize and follow a foreign judgment between the same parties when the defendant had an adequate opportunity to raise relevant issues before the foreign court.

Ratio Decidendi

The Jersey court will recognize and follow a foreign judgment between the same parties if the defendant had an adequate opportunity to raise relevant issues before the foreign judgment was given, in accordance with the principle of comity.

Court Disposition

foreign judgment recognized