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Protection of Trading Interests
5. Clause 4 provides that in proceedings under the Evidenc (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975 United Kingdom courts shall not comply with a request made by a court of an overseas country when the Secretary of State has given a certifi- cate that the request infringes United Kingdom jurisdiction or is otherwise prejudicial to United Kingdom sovereignty.
6. Clause 5 provides that judgments for multiple damages given in civil proceedings by courts of overseas countries shall not be enforceable in the United Kingdom. It further provides that judgments given in overseas countries based on competition laws which have been specified by an order made by the Secre- tary of State shall not be enforceable in the United Kingdom.
7. Clause 6 enables United Kingdom citizens, United King- dom corporations and other persons carrying on business in the United Kingdom to recover back sums paid under foreign judgments for multiple damages in excess of the compensation for the loss of the person in whose favour the judgment was given. It also permits courts in the United Kingdom to entertain such proceedings even if the defendant to them is not within the United Kingdom.
8. Clause 7 contains definitions and supplementary provisions.
Financial and manpower implications
9. There are no implications for civil service manpower or government expenditure.