On 27 June 2024, the United Kingdom ratified the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. Considering the complex international legal framework...more
The Situation: On January 12, 2024, the United Kingdom signed up to the Hague Convention of July 2, 2019, on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters ("Hague 2019")....more
The English High Court held in Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini [2023] EWHC 2302 that a foreign judgment with res judicata effect in its jurisdiction of origin can be enforced in England at common law even if it is unenforceable...more
The Ministry of Justice has published the UK government’s response to the consultation on joining the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters,...more
Pre-Brexit and during the transition period, UK judgments were enforced within the EU on the basis of the Brussels I Recast. Judgments were easily enforceable in other member states without any declaration of enforceability...more
In Short - The Situation: On September 13, 2022, the United Arab Emirates ("UAE") Ministry of Justice ("MoJ") sent a letter to the Dubai courts stating that the MoJ considers the recent UK High Court decision in Lenkor...more
A new direction from the UAE Ministry of Justice will allow courts in Dubai to enforce judgments and orders issued by English courts. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and English governments have never entered into a...more
Hong Kong is not a party to the Hague Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. Accordingly, the two mechanisms by which a foreign judgment may be enforced in Hong Kong...more
The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a decision recently, providing clarity on how much time creditors have to domesticate a foreign judgment to North Carolina. While the current statutory framework may appear...more
The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (The Hague Convention) enables global judgment enforcement. It has been ratified by 32 States. Among them are all EU member states, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Mexico....more
On 31 December 2020 the Brexit Transition Period ended. Although the UK and EU have agreed some elements of their future trading relationship in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, this does not make long-term...more
Will the UK join the Lugano Convention 2007? Conflicting reports have emerged in recent days as to whether the EU will approve the UK’s application to join the Lugano Convention 2007, the UK’s preferred regime for...more
On March 3, 2021, Israel signed the HCCH Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (“2019 Convention”). Israel became the third State to sign the...more
This article sets out a brief overview of the legal system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and should be treated only as a general guide and not as legal advice. If you require advice on a matter relating to Saudi Arabian law,...more