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Lenkor Energy Trading DMCC v Puri – QBD (Master Davison) [2020] EWHC 75 (QB) – 23 January 2020
Enforcement of judgment – Recognition of foreign judgment – Whether court should refuse to recognise Dubai court judgment on basis that it would be contrary to public policy
The claimant applied for summary judgment seeking recognition of a Dubai court judgment entered against the defendant, Mr
Puri, for AED (Dirhams)123,727,048 plus interest at 9 per cent per year. It was common ground that the judgment was the final
and conclusive judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The defendant resisted recognition on the basis that recognition
would be contrary to public policy.