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No second bite of the cherry? Court of Appeal to rule on whether Cap. 597 precludes

Recently, Madam Justice Au-Yeung granted permission to appeal against her own decision, in which she ruled that the Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 597) (“𝗠𝗝𝗥𝗘𝗢”) was the exclusive regime for enforcing a judgment registrable under the MJREO, thereby barring common law enforcement. Originally, in 華融華僑資產管理股份有限公司 v 李晓鹏 (China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd v […]