The article examines the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in the absence of the defendant and his assets within the jurisdiction. While at first sight a seemingly futile tactic, it opens a whole array of potential benefits to the judgment creditor. Under English law, to enforce a foreign judgment in the absence of the debtor and his assets, the judgment creditor needs to establish a reasonable prospect of legitimate benefit arising from the enforcement. The article challenges this view and argues that the position in English law is needlessly onerous: the burden should be on the judgment debtor to establish that the enforcement of the foreign judgment is an abuse of process. The paper also draws analogies to other legal regimes, both in the UK and outside.

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在管辖区内没有债务人及其资产的情况下承认和执行外国判决：扭转举证责任

本文探讨了在被告及其辖区内没有资产的情况下，外国判决的承认和执行。乍看之下这是一种徒劳无益的策略，但却为判决债权人带来了一系列潜在的利益。根据英国法律，若要在债务人及其资产不存在的情况下执行外国判决，判决债权人需要确立合理的前景，以期从执行中获得合法利益。这篇文章对这一观点提出了质疑，并认为英国法律的立场不必要繁琐：应由判决债务人负担，以确保执行外国判决是对程序的滥用。该文件还借鉴了英国和国外的其他法律制度。