English Court refuses registration of Italian judgment regarding succession (Sidoli v Sidoli)
Private Client analysis: The court held that the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 (FJ(RE)A 1933) could not, or could not usually, be used to register judgments arising out of claims in foreign courts regarding succession. The court therefore refused to register an Italian judgment regarding succession, holding that it fell within the exception in FJ(RE)A 1933, s 4 regarding the ‘administration of estates’. The Italian Court did not have jurisdiction over the estate because it comprised immovable assets in England and because the deceased died domiciled in England so that succession to his moveable assets was governed by English law. Written by Tiffany Scott KC, barrister at Wilberforce Chambers.