As US Justice Department shifts focus from foreign agents, will that ease Chinese cases? – Go Health Pro

As US Justice Department shifts focus from foreign agents, will that ease Chinese cases? – Go Health Pro

As one of her first acts in office, Donald Trump’s new US Attorney General Pam Bondi shut down a years-long operation to combat influence campaigns from China and other countries – an initiative launched under the first Trump administration. Buried near the bottom of one of 14 memos issued on her first day, Bondi disbanded … Read more

Liverpool Fans v UEFA. The High Court rejects suggestion Foreign Act of State doctrine keeps the case away from English courts. – Go Health Pro

Liverpool Fans v UEFA. The High Court rejects suggestion Foreign Act of State doctrine keeps the case away from English courts. – Go Health Pro

I could not quite think of a catchier title conveying both the plus (claim will continue to be heard in England) and the minus (the discussion having already caused considerable delay), without resorting too obviously to football metaphors. The claim is brought in England by a number of Liverpool fans physically and psychologically damaged by … Read more

How Hungary holds EU foreign policy hostage – Go Health Pro

How Hungary holds EU foreign policy hostage – Go Health Pro

Hungary has repeatedly threatened to block EU aid for Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine war. Patrick Müller and Peter Slominski explain that this approach is indicative of a “hostage-taking” bargaining strategy in which the threat of a veto is used to gain concessions in other policy areas. Populist radical right parties in power have gone to … Read more

Judge orders Trump administration to resume foreign aid spending – Go Health Pro

Judge orders Trump administration to resume foreign aid spending – Go Health Pro

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday, February 13 to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down US aid and development work worldwide, citing the sweeping damage that the sudden shutdown has done to nonprofits and other organizations that help carry out US assistance overseas. The court ruling was the … Read more

Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle. A note on recognition v enforcement and on the near inevitable need to seek the former in case of foreign act of state. – Go Health Pro

Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle. A note on recognition v enforcement and on the near inevitable need to seek the former in case of foreign act of state. – Go Health Pro

Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle [2025] EWCA Civ 62 is an interesting case highlighting the difference between recognition and enforcement, and the circumstances in which one may not need formal recognition of a foreign court’s finding, in order effectively to enforce that finding.  Can a bankruptcy petition be presented when payment ordered by foreign Court has … Read more

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