A document which has not been authenticated by the involvement of some public official cannot be said to be a ‘authentic instrument’ within the Brussels Convention, allowing their use in other jurisdictions. Documents signed acknowledging indebtedness allowing for levy of execution, but without any authentication were not sufficiently certain to allow enforcement in another Convention country.
Citations:
Times 30-Jun-1999
Statutes:
Brussels Convention on Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters 1968 art 50
Administrative
Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.90050
