Question juridique clé
Whether a foreign enforceable public deed under Art. 50 LugÜ must be enforced through definitive legal enforcement under SchKG.
Solution extraite
Yes. An enforceable public deed from a Lugano Convention state is to be treated, for enforcement purposes, like a judgment and may found definitive legal enforcement.
Motifs extraits
Art. 50 LugÜ refers to the procedure for judgments under Arts. 31 ff. LugÜ. This leaves no room for a different enforcement route. The prevailing doctrine and the legislature’s understanding confirm that such deeds are to be handled like enforceable judgments.