Civil Proceedings: China — Written Question

Question

Mr Connor Rand

Labour — Altrincham and Sale West

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help prevent the principle of judicial comity from being used by the People’s Republic of China to conduct transnational repression against diaspora groups through UK civil courts.

Answer

Jake Richards

Decisions about recognition of foreign judgments are made by the UK’s independent judiciary, with safeguards against recognition and enforcement being available.There are various grounds on which a judge may refuse to recognise or enforce a foreign judgme...

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