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Sovereign immunity: don't cry for me

12 July 2011

Sovereigns cannot claim immunity in England with regard to attempts to enforce against them foreign judgments arising from commercial transactions, according to the Supreme Court. As a result, Argentina has no sovereign immunity in respect of proceedings in England to enforce a New York judgment on a bond issue.

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