Sovereign immunity: state immunity from adjudication and enforcement

This note sets out the English law on state immunity. It provides an explanation of the legal framework around disputes involving a state or state-owned entity and how the English court determines if it can adjudicate a dispute with a state or enforce a judgment or award against assets of a state. It concludes with considering the key issues for private parties to consider when entering into transactions with a state or state-owned entity, difficulties that arise in disputes with states and briefly considers the UN Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property.