Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Courts Judgments Arbitral Awards

1. Foreign Court Judgments:

The “recognition” of a foreign judgment occurs when the court of one country or jurisdiction accepts a judicial decision made by the courts of another “foreign” country or jurisdiction, and issues a judgment in substantially identical terms without rehearing the substance of the original lawsuit.

2. Foreign Arbitral Awards

Arbitration awards enjoy the protection of special treaties. Lebanon and Middle East Countries are signatories to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards which is known as the New york Convention, which is an international convention regulating the enforcement of arbitration awards.

Seeking Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments and Arbitral Awards in Lebanon and the Middles East Countries?

Middle East Legal Services understands the difficulties and challenges of enforcing a foreign court judgment in Lebanon and Middle East Countries. We can work with you to navigate through systems to help you where it is possible to realize on a foreign court judgment or arbitral award that you have obtained in a foreign jurisdiction and desire to getting it recognized and enforced in Lebanon or any of the other Middle East countries.