Yubin Lin & Anor v Barbara Cook & 4 Ors

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the foreign judgment was contrary to the public policy of Zimbabwe and should not have been registered.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The forged will and subsequent property sales"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the first respondent waived her rights to protection under Zimbabwean law by abandoning local processes.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"First respondent's pursuit of UK court action"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the first respondent's claims had prescribed.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Timing of lodging claims against the Executor"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the foreign court proceedings complied with natural justice.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Citation of appellants in UK proceedings"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the foreign court had jurisdiction to deal with property situated in Zimbabwe.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Nature of UK court's determination (validity of will vs property rights)"}

Background