Foreign verdicts must be weighed against domestic standards: IHC

Dawn· 5h ago· 4 min read

• Justice Minhas rules against enforcement of Dubai decree • Judgement notes criminal findings do not bind civil courts, calls for balance between global and local principles ISLAMABAD: Dismissing a petition filed by the Gulf-based arm of a major technology company, the Islamabad High Court stresses the need to strike a balance between the principle of international comity and the protections afforded by domestic law when enforcing foreign courts’ decrees. The ruling came in a case filed by two Pakistani businessmen, Latif Hakeem and another, through their counsel Kashif Ali Malik, against the execution of a money decree obtained by a technology company from Dubai Court of First Instance in October 2021. The decree was subsequently upheld by the Dubai Court of Appeal in June 2022, and affirmed by the Dubai Court of Cassation in October 2022. The high court set aside the July 2025 order of a local executing court, which had allowed the enforcement of the Dubai decree, while dismissing t

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