Read the full judgment text of CACV 373/2008 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 10 February 2010.
1. In April 2003 arbitral awards were made in France and Switzerland against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). France and Switzerland are parties to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. The plaintiff company has acquired the benefit of those awards and has obtained leave in Hong Kong to enforce the awards and injunctions to prevent third parties transferring assets allegedly due to the DRC. The DRC has claimed immunity from jurisdiction and
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