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5 for the RoadWhere in the World?ALFA Goes Global To Collect JudgmentsEddy HayesLEAKE & ANDERSON, LLP,New Orleans, Mississippiehayes@leakeandersson.comAndrew BassakMANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP,San Francisco, Californiaabassak@manatt.comBrett CowellCOWELL CLARKE, Adelaide, Australiabcowell@cowellclarke.com.auGero SchneiderTIEFENBACHER, Heidelberg, Germanyschneider@tiefenbacher.de1. Arbitration awards are enforced in accordance with the New York Conventionon the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.2. The Foreign Judgment (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933 applies betweenthe UK and Australia or Canada and the Administration of Justice Act 1920between Nigeria and the UK.3. There are EU Council Regulations in place which facilitate enforcement ofjudgments of EU member states in other member states.4. For uncontested claims a European Enforcement Order can be applied forwhich makes enforcements easier.5. If there are no treaties or other Regulations or Conventions about theenforcement of foreign judgments a new litigation process will have to initiated.March 5, 2015© 3-5-2015 ALFA International

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