Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

11.   Power to make foreign judgements unenforceable in Saint Lucia if no reciprocity

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    (1)   If it appears to the Governor that the treatment in respect of recognition and enforcement accorded by Courts of any foreign country to judgements given in the superior courts of Saint Lucia is substantially less favourable than that accorded by the courts of Saint Lucia to judgements of the superior courts in that country, the Governor may by order apply this section to that country.

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    (2)   Except in so far as the Governor may by order under this section otherwise direct, proceedings shall not be entertained in any court in Saint Lucia for the recovery of any sum alleged to be payable under a judgement given in a court of a country to which this section applies.

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    (3)   The Cabinet may by a subsequent order vary or revoke any order previously made under this section.