Civil Proceedings: China
Commons · Question 117523 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Connor Rand
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help prevent the principle of judicial comity from being used by the People’s Republic of China to conduct transnational repression against diaspora groups through UK civil courts.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 11 Mar 2026
Decisions about recognition of foreign judgments are made by the UK’s independent judiciary, with safeguards against recognition and enforcement being available.There are various grounds on which a judge may refuse to recognise or enforce a foreign judgme...