Lalwani v. Indian Overseas Bank – sllr 1998 volume 3 page 197

The case between Lalwani (plaintiff) and Indian Overseas Bank (defendant) addressed the issue of whether judgments of the Hong Kong Supreme Court, dated 10th June 1989 and 9th March 1990, should remain registered and enforceable in Colombo following Hong Kong’s constitutional change. The court determined that the registration of such foreign judgments is valid as of the date the registration order is made, and the later constitutional change in Hong Kong’s status does not affect the enforceability of the registration. This decision reaffirms the legal principle that the reciprocity requirement under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Ordinance is to be assessed at the time of the registration order. The decision relied on Section 3(3) of the Ordinance and precedents such as Si