UK Supreme Court Confirms Unrecognised Foreign Judgments Can Found a Bankruptcy Petition
On 27 July 2026, the UK Supreme Court held unanimously in Drelle v Servis-Terminal LLC [2026] UKSC 29 that an unrecognised and unregistrable foreign judgment for a debt or definite sum of money can constitute a “debt” for the purposes of section 267 of the Insolvency Act 1986, so that a creditor can present a…

