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Foreign States Immunities Act 1985
26AJudgments and orders in ex parte proceedings
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#### 26A Judgments and orders in ex parte proceedings
Judgments
(1) A judgment (other than an interlocutory judgment) must not be entered against a foreign State in ex parte proceedings.
(2) A judgment (other than an interlocutory judgment) must not be entered against a separate entity of a foreign State in ex parte proceedings unless the court is satisfied that, in the proceedings, the separate entity is not immune.
Orders
(3) An order for the registration of a foreign judgment, or for the recognition or enforcement of a foreign award, must not be made against a foreign State in ex parte proceedings.
(4) An order for the registration of a foreign judgment, or for the recognition or enforcement of a foreign award, must not be made against a separate entity of a foreign State in ex parte proceedings unless the court is satisfied that, in the proceedings, the separate entity is not immune.