Answer ... Yes. A foreign judgment will be recognised only if the defendant was duly served and the principles of fair hearing and equality between the parties were respected.

Answer ... The Mozambican court will verify that the jurisdiction of the foreign court was not obtain by fraudulent means and that it is not contradicted by exclusive Portuguese jurisdiction.

Answer ... Yes. The court will confirm that there is no doubt as to the authenticity of the document containing the judgment or the reasoning of the decision; and that recognition of the judgment would not be manifestly incompatible with the principles of international public order of the Mozambican state.

Answer ... No, except insofar as is necessary to verify that the judgment is not incompatible with the principles of international public order of the Mozambican state. If the defendant is a Mozambican citizen or company, the Mozambican court may also verify that, if Mozambican law were found to be the governing law under the Mozambican conflict of laws rules, and were applied accordingly, the decision would not be more favourable to the defendant.

Answer ... A foreign decision can be recognised only if the exception of lis pendens or res judicata cannot be invoked regarding a case between the same parties before a Mozambican court, unless it was the foreign court that prevented jurisdiction Otherwise, this will be considered a dilatory objection and the Mozambican court will not decide on the matter and thus will not recognise the judgment.

Answer ... Yes. The court of its own motion (ex officio) can deny recognition if, upon examining the case or applying knowledge derived from the performance of its duties, it finds that any of the necessary criteria mentioned in questions 2.1, 5.3 and 5.5 are not met.

Answer ... No. The decision concerns recognition of the foreign judgment only; the Mozambican court will not change or adapt the original decision.

Answer ... The court will not deal with these issues regarding the foreign judgement. If they are part of the judgment, they will be included in the recognition decision. Otherwise, they are not subject to the court’s jurisdiction.