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Practice question: Foreign Judgments

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Practice question

Which is among the express grounds for repelling a foreign judgment under Rule39 §48?
  1. Only the losing party's dislike of the result.
  2. Only a difference in court architecture.
  3. Want of jurisdiction, want of notice, collusion, fraud or clear mistake of law or fact.
  4. Any unsupported accusation whatsoever.
  5. Only the nationality of counsel.

Legal references

  • https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court official2019 Rules, Rule39§§47–48 and Rules57–61.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2005/apr2005/gr_139325_2005.html — Mijares v Ranada, GR139325, April12 2005, main decision.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_272461_2025.html — Ang v Sanchez-Fernandez, GR272461, April21 2025, main decision.

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