Question juridique clé
Whether the debt collection proceedings could validly be pursued against a diplomatic agent with immunity
Solution extraite
No. The debtor enjoyed full diplomatic immunity, so no enforcement measure under the debt enforcement regime could be taken against him.
Motifs extraits
Under the headquarters agreement and the Vienna Convention, the respondent, as an accredited high official with diplomatic status, had immunity from civil and administrative jurisdiction and from enforcement measures. None of the exceptions to Art. 31(1) VCDR applied, and the immunity had not been waived.