V Corp Ltd v Redi Corporation (USA) - US District Ct (SDNY) (Mukasey J) - 9 October 2004

Enforcement of English arbitration award - Plaintiff obtaining English High Court order granting leave to enforce award as a judgment - No formal judgment entered in terms of award - Plaintiff seeking to enforce order in New York - Whether ex parte order of attachment should be vacated

A demurrage dispute between V Corp and Redi Corporation was referred to arbitration in England. The arbitrator issued an award and costs to V Corp totalling US$78,577.31. On 22 January 2004 the English High Court issued an order to enforce the arbitral award "in the same manner as a judgment or order to the same effect" and authorised V Corp "to enter judgment in terms of the said award". There was no objection by Redi Corp within the 22-day notice period within which it could object.