Registration & Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

Reflecting the increasing complexity and cross-border nature of many transactions that our clients operate in, a significant part of our work also involves the registration and enforcement of judgments obtained in another country.

Collaborating with our Debt Enforcement, Fraud & Asset Recovery practice, we are well-equipped to handle your enforcement action in a swift, cost-effective manner, especially where timing is crucial.

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Kenneth Hong

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Registration & Enforcement of Foreign Judgments,Debt Enforcement, Fraud & Asset Recovery

23 June 2022

Security for costs in the context of the foreign judgment registration in Australia: KR & C Co Ltd v Soon Ok Hwang [2021] NSWSC 551

On 18 May 2021, the Supreme Court of New South Wales in KR & C Co Ltd v Soon Ok Hwang [2021] NSWSC 551 held that a security for costs application brought by a judgment debtor in its Notice of Motion to set aside a foreign judgment registered in Australia is to be dismissed with costs. This case provides a useful authority where there is limited case law dealing with security for costs applications in the context of the foreign judgment registrations in Australia. H & H Lawyers successfully opposed the security for costs application in these proceedings.