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Common Law Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in the BVI: The Invest Bank Case

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In order for a foreign judgment to be enforced in the BVI, it must either be: (1) registered and recognised as enforceable under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1922 (the “1922 Act); or (2) enforceable under the...more

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California Court Applies English Common Law Even Though California Was Never An English Colony

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More than a decade ago, I remarked on the ahistoricity of California's adoption of English common law despite the fact that it had never been a colony of England.*  Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal applied English...more

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The Revenue Rule in the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands

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It is well established, under common law principles applicable in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands that claims for payment of foreign tax liabilities, or claims for the enforcement of foreign judgments for...more

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