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A bungled house sale, a bankrupt couple, and a statutory puzzle involving debts incurred through fraud

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The bankruptcy court thought Kate’s situation should be different, because she lacked any “actual knowledge” of the deficiencies in the disclosure statement. Because Buckley’s claim did not involve money obtained by her fraud, the bankruptcy court ruled that Kate could discharge that claim.

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August 2023 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded in the Case List.) 786), the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court ruled to recognize a German court’s bankruptcy ruling based on the principle of reciprocity. To date, we have collected 98 cases involving China and 25 foreign States and regions. 99 Trade Co.

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September 2024 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded in the Case List.) This decision is also interesting because it is unlikely, if not impossible, to have foreign judgments recognized and enforced in Thailand. 1] To date, we have collected 109 cases involving China and 26 foreign States and regions.

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Same-sex relationships concluded abroad in Namibia – Between (Limited) Judicial Recognition and Legislative Rejection

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Interestingly, the Supreme Court ruled as it did despite the fact that Namibian law does not recognise, and also criminalises same-sex relationships (see infra ). For example, would couples be considered as married if they later wished to divorce? inheritance rights)? On the other hand, legislative reaction was swift.

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Caught Between Legal Boundaries: Child Custody Disputes Across Japan and Bangladesh

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By late December 2020, a family dispute arose, after which (on 18 January 2021) Y informed X of her intention to divorce and ask him to leave their home. It concluded that the appropriate forum to resolve the custody dispute is the Family Court, where proceedings were already pending. 6592 of 2021 of 21 November 2021.

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In a slew of new cases, the justices take in closer look

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They contended that it would seem to follow from Apprendi that a jury must find any facts necessary to support a (nonzero) restitution order, and they suggested that the court should take up a lower court ruling to the contrary. Judicial factfinding for restitution Under Apprendi v.

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