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UK Government has ratified a new multilateral treaty on the enforcement of judgments: the Hague Judgments Convention 2019

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The UK Government has ratified a new multilateral treaty on the enforcement of judgments: the Hague Judgments Convention 2019, which will take effect in the UK from 1 July 2025 and will apply to any judgment of the Courts of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

UK to Sign the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters ‘As Soon As...

On 23 November 2023, the UK government published its response to its consultation on the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Brexit’s Effect on Judicial Cooperation Between the United Kingdom and European Union

When the Brexit transition period ended on 31 December 2020, several questions remained as to the nature and extent of future judicial cooperation between the United Kingdom and the European Union....more

Sullivan & Worcester

Leaving Lugano: Is this the last chapter in the Brexit saga on jurisdiction and judgments? “Oui ou Non?”

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The uneasy rumblings in the media recently on whether the UK would be welcomed back by the European Union (EU) into the Lugano Convention family were confirmed on 4 May 2021, when the European Commission issued its...more

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"Trade" and "Cooperation" – Buzzwords for life beyond Brexit

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In a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the EU and the UK agreed on the form of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU, European Atomic Energy Community and the UK on 24 December 2020 ("TCA") to bring about the...more

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What Rules Will Apply to Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments After Brexit? Part Four

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The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement has now been agreed. So what rules will apply to jurisdiction and foreign judgments in the UK from 1 January 2021? Introduction - It has been a long time in the making, but the...more

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Asymmetric jurisdiction clauses protected by Brussels Recast anti-torpedo rules

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In a helpful decision for financial institutions, the High Court has held in Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft v Liquimar Tankers Management Inc [2017] EWHC 161 (Comm) that an asymmetric (or ‘hybrid’) jurisdiction clause is...more

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Change to Rules of Service Out of the United Kingdom Following the Recast Brussels Regulation

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Introduction - Regulation 44/2001 (the “Original Brussels Regulation”), which aimed to harmonise the approach to jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments across European Union Member States’...more

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