RC (Mother) v AB (Father)

Mark Jarman (instructed by Levison Meltzer Piggott) for the Applicant (mother) Anne Ratcliffe (instructed by Morrison Spowat) for the Respondent (father) Hearing dates: 2-5 June 2015 ____________________

i) That foreign judgments concerning the private rights of the parties are generally recognised in the courts of Angola;

ii) The Angolan courts recognise the benefits to the parties of respecting court orders made in foreign competent jurisdictions;

iv) The Angolan courts will check that the orders made abroad do not offend against fundamental principles of its own state laws;

v) Any order made in this jurisdiction will need to be "reviewed and confirmed" by the courts of Angola; in reviewing the decision, the courts of Angola will consider whether this decision has been taken in conformity with our own laws;